Harrington ringing take two

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A consecutive day's bird ringing at Harrington Airfield today provided another ninety-six birds of sixteen species. Goldfinches again were the most common bird encountered with twenty-six birds and other finches were three Linnets and two Chaffinches (many more Chaffinches were caught but released at the net as they have a propensity for leg disease). Eight Yellowhammers and fifteen Meadow Pipits made up the numbers with just singles of Goldcrest, Chiffchaff and Blackcap and a juvenile male Sparrowhawk, a Song Thrush and six Redwings added more variety.

Other birds noted on-site included a Water Pipit which circled the top fields and went west at 7.55am and only five minutes later a vocal Tree Pipit flew over going south. Several Siskins sauntered over and other birds included a dozen Golden Plovers and good numbers of Skylarks.

Birds at Pitsford Reservoir today included nine Red-crested Pochard, three Great White Egrets, plenty of Pintail, a Yellow-legged Gull and two Stonechats all north of the causeway.

Three Stonechats and a Stoat were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton and a Marsh Harrier was quartering the fields at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell.

Regards

Neil M

Juvenile male Sparrowhawk.

Redwing courtesy of
Chris Payne.