A ringing session at Linford Lakes today yielded two Tawny Owls, a re-trap male from 2017 and a new female which weighed 150g more than the male. Other birds included five Redwings and a Chiffchaff and a six year old Great Tit. Non avian highlights included an inquisitive Weasel and a number of Frogs and two species of newt. 'Bob' the Robin of course tracked Kenny and Keith down and demanded his festive mealworm treat!
More ringing at Pitsford Reservoir today provided over a hundred captures which included forty-seven birds newly ringed with highlights of a Fieldfare, five Blackbirds, a Song Thrush, eight Redwings, four Goldcrests and a Chiffchaff. Other birds seen included a Barn Owl, a fly-over Crossbill, two or three Siskins, two Redpolls, two or three Woodcocks and three Great White Egrets.
Another Barn Owl was between Spratton and Brixworth early this morning and two Woodcock were mobile roadside birds between the villages of Scaldwell and Old pre-dawn.
Other observations included ten Crossbills (in larch) and a Raven at Harlestone Heath, a female Red-crested Pochard was located at Ravensthorpe Reservoir and Hollowell Reservoir continued to host the juvenile Great Northern Diver and wintering flock of eleven Pink-footed Geese plus two Great White Egrets and the Ruddy Shelduck.
The four Black-necked Grebes and a Great White Egret plus one or two Bearded Tit(s) all starred at Stanford Reservoir and three White-fronted Geese were seen in flight SW over Islip.
Regards
Neil M
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| Tawny Owls courtesy of Kenny Cramer. |
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| Count the newts (seemingly of two different species)! Images courtesy of Kenny Cramer. |
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