Another grey day

Hello

Another quiet, grey and mild day was perfect conditions for ringing. At Stortons Pits John Woollett and John Boland completed a session catching over seventy birds made up of plenty of Blue and Great Tits but also a Chiffchaff, three Long-tailed Tits, four Robins, a Wren, a Dunnock, two Great Spotted Woodpeckers, a Goldfinch, a Chaffinch, a Bullfinch and a Reed Bunting with perhaps a Jay being the most interesting capture. Over at Woodford Halse Helen Franklin experienced a similar number of birds, again with Blue and Great Tits dominating but also a Coal Tit, a Robin, a Dunnock, a Chaffinch and a Magpie.

At Pitsford Reservoir today Stuart saw the Shag again off the Sailing Club and north of the causeway the Wood Sandpiper was in the lagoon between the James Fisher and Bird Club hides in the Scaldwell Bay. Other birds present on the reserve included between six and eight Great White Egrets, six Little Egrets, a Redshank, two Green Sandpipers, thirteen Pintail, a Grey Wagtail, a Brambling and a couple of Siskins.

A Ruff and a Great White Egret and c800 Lapwings were at Summer Leys LNR today and c10 Bramblings were seen at Harrington Airfield near to Bunker One.

Birds at Stanford Reservoir included a Great White Egret, two Goosanders, two Water Rails, a Cetti's Warbler, three Chiffchaffs, a Lesser Redpoll and five Ravens.

Regards

Neil M

Magpie courtesy
of Martyn Adkins

December Moth.

Great White Egret.