Ringing at Christies Copse, Pitsford Reservoir

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A ringing session took place today at Christies Copse at Pitsford Reservoir where a small team processed 206 birds of 17 species. Just over half this total were new birds, the majority of the re-traps being resident tits. The catch was made up of a female Green Woodpecker, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, six Blackbirds, a Song Thrush, five Redwings, two Robins, three Goldcrests, two Wrens, fourteen Long-tailed Tits, ninety-six Blue Tits, fifty-one Great Tits, eleven Coal Tits, a Marsh Tit, a Grey Wagtail, seven Chaffinches, a male Brambling and two Reed Buntings.

Several Woodcock were present in the copse, a Kingfisher was seen and a few more Bramblings were about. A drake Smew was seen in the Scaldwell Bay today.

Another ringing session at Stortons Pits was successful in catching a Water Rail among other birds.

Two Ravens were seen at Moulton College today, the two Velvet Scoters and a Great White Egret were at Hollowell Reservoir and Hardingstone Pits hosted a 'redhead' Smew and six Goosanders.

Regards

Neil M

Wren.

Grey Wagtail.

Pied Wagtail.

Part of the Pitsford Ringing
team hard at it!

Images courtesy of
Pete Gilbert.

Female Green Woodpecker.

Water Rail courtesy
of Chris Payne.

Male Brambling.