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Some bird ringing at Pitsford Reservoir using mist nets at the Old Scaldwell Road yesterday afternoon and this morning provided 63 captures of 12 species. This was made up of 18 Blue Tits, 16 Great Tits, 13 Tree Sparrows (12 juveniles, one adult), 3 Mallard ducklings, 3 Wrens, 2 Willow Warblers, a Chiffchaff, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, 2 Dunnocks, 2 Reed Buntings and a Greenfinch. Birds noted included two Kingfishers, a couple of migrant Sedge Warblers, two Yellow-legged Gulls and a fly-over Osprey. Butterflies included Marbled White and Small Copper plus several Black-tailed Skimmers bombing about.
At Earls Barton Pits this morning there were two Great White Egrets at Hardwater Lake and the two juvenile Black-necked Grebes were on Summer Leys LNR.
A sweep for butterflies at Fermyn Woods today provided Purple Hairstreaks, Silver-washed Fritillaries, a couple of White Admirals and Hummingbird Hawk-moth and Weekly Hall Woods produced sightings of Purple Hairstreak and Silver-washed Fritillary. A Hummingbird Hawk-moth was in our garden on the buddleia this afternoon alongside Red Admiral and pristine fresh Peacock butterflies.
Regards
Neil M
Some bird ringing at Pitsford Reservoir using mist nets at the Old Scaldwell Road yesterday afternoon and this morning provided 63 captures of 12 species. This was made up of 18 Blue Tits, 16 Great Tits, 13 Tree Sparrows (12 juveniles, one adult), 3 Mallard ducklings, 3 Wrens, 2 Willow Warblers, a Chiffchaff, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Garden Warbler, 2 Dunnocks, 2 Reed Buntings and a Greenfinch. Birds noted included two Kingfishers, a couple of migrant Sedge Warblers, two Yellow-legged Gulls and a fly-over Osprey. Butterflies included Marbled White and Small Copper plus several Black-tailed Skimmers bombing about.
At Earls Barton Pits this morning there were two Great White Egrets at Hardwater Lake and the two juvenile Black-necked Grebes were on Summer Leys LNR.
A sweep for butterflies at Fermyn Woods today provided Purple Hairstreaks, Silver-washed Fritillaries, a couple of White Admirals and Hummingbird Hawk-moth and Weekly Hall Woods produced sightings of Purple Hairstreak and Silver-washed Fritillary. A Hummingbird Hawk-moth was in our garden on the buddleia this afternoon alongside Red Admiral and pristine fresh Peacock butterflies.
Regards
Neil M
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| Juvenile Lesser Whitethroat. |
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| Juvenile Tree Sparrows. |
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