Quiet last day of the month

Hello

Windy and cold at Harrington Airfield this morning but at least it was clear and bright! At least thirty Bramblings were on-site, mostly in the ringing ride by Bunker One and about forty Golden Plovers were on the top fields. A flock of about three hundred Linnets were feeding on a crop at Sywell today, which also attracted small numbers of Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer.

A drake Smew was found at Ravensthorpe Reservoir today where there were also two Great White Egrets and Stanwick Pits continues to host at least two Cattle Egrets and three White-fronted Geese.

Three White-fronted Geese were still at Stanford Hall today and Stanford Reservoir attracted a Caspian Gull, two Yellow-legged Gulls, two Goosanders, a Water Rail, a Cetti's Warbler, a Chiffchaff and six Bramblings.

A Great White Egret was north of the causeway at Pitsford Reservoir today and a Green Sandpiper was seen at Upton Country Park.

Regards

Neil M

A Long-tailed Tit trapped and
released at Harrington Airfield
on 22nd January this year was 
first ringed as a juvenile in 2015
making it almost seven years old.
The oldest known bird nationally
from ringing data is eight years and
eleven months.

Image courtesy of Robin Gossage.

Blue sky Common Buzzard
courtesy of Robin Gossage.

A Blue Tit first ringed as a 
juvenile at Geddington on
17th June 2020 by Andy Glover
has since been re-trapped at it's
new home of Kelmarsh Hall on
27th Nov 2020, 25th Feb 2021,
11th April 2021 and also 5th
January this year.

Image courtesy of Robin Gossage.