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A second consecutive day of bird ringing at Harrington Airfield was planned to take advantage of the almost zero wind speed and fine weather. It was warmer again than yesterday and although strong sunshine showed up the mist nets the small team managed to catch and process 98 birds of 14 species. Only six of these birds were previously-caught birds and none from yesterday which suggests there are an awful lot of birds up there!
The obvious highlight was a beautiful female Common Redstart. Other birds included a Reed Bunting, five Yellowhammers, eleven Dunnocks, four Great Tits, twenty-two Blue Tits, a Lesser Whitethroat, a rather late Common Whitethroat, twenty-three Meadow Pipits, seven Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest, a Linnet, four Chaffinches and sixteen Goldfinches.
Other birds seen on location included a Golden Plover and a Whinchat, a Stonechat and a covey of ten Grey Partridges all at Bunker Three.
Elsewhere and Steve Fisher's morning visit to Stanwick Lakes/Pits provided views of six Cattle Egrets whilst at Summer Leys there was a Peregrine, a Hobby and a Pintail.
Regards
Neil M
A second consecutive day of bird ringing at Harrington Airfield was planned to take advantage of the almost zero wind speed and fine weather. It was warmer again than yesterday and although strong sunshine showed up the mist nets the small team managed to catch and process 98 birds of 14 species. Only six of these birds were previously-caught birds and none from yesterday which suggests there are an awful lot of birds up there!
The obvious highlight was a beautiful female Common Redstart. Other birds included a Reed Bunting, five Yellowhammers, eleven Dunnocks, four Great Tits, twenty-two Blue Tits, a Lesser Whitethroat, a rather late Common Whitethroat, twenty-three Meadow Pipits, seven Chiffchaffs, a Goldcrest, a Linnet, four Chaffinches and sixteen Goldfinches.
Other birds seen on location included a Golden Plover and a Whinchat, a Stonechat and a covey of ten Grey Partridges all at Bunker Three.
Elsewhere and Steve Fisher's morning visit to Stanwick Lakes/Pits provided views of six Cattle Egrets whilst at Summer Leys there was a Peregrine, a Hobby and a Pintail.
Regards
Neil M
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| Common Redstart. |
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| Red Kite. |
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| Chiffchaff courtesy of Dave Jackson. |
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