Starlings, weevils and butterflies

Hello

A ringing session took place at Brixworth Water Treatment Works today and provided 68 captures of seventeen species. The total included a nice sprinkling of both adult and fledged youngsters made up of a single Magpie, twenty-four Starlings, two Robins, three Wrens, a Dunnock, two Great Tits, two Blue Tits, five Chiffchaffs, six Blackcaps, five Common Whitethroats, two Sedge Warblers, two Reed Warblers, three Reed Buntings, three Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail, three Great Spotted Woodpeckers and three Swallows.

A Common Redstart was reported at Stanford Reservoir today and a Kingfisher and a Cuckoo remained at Thrapston Pits.

Interesting butterflies emerging in the county include White Admiral (Fermyn Wood today), Purple Hairstreak (Fermyn Wood yesterday), Dark Green Fritillary (Twywell Hills and Dales today) and Silver-washed Fritillary (Harry's Park Wood and Bucknell Wood yesterday).

Regards

Neil M

A rather unusual colour
variant in a juvenile Starling
courtesy of John Tilly.

A more typical plumage
associated with a juvenile
Starling also courtesy of
John Tilly.

Fungus Weevil courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Apple-Fruit Weevil courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Silver-washed Fritillary.