Ringing at Harrington Airfield.

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A ringing session at Harrington Airfield this morning provided plenty of birds, a total of one hundred and one of which eighty-six were new birds and fifteen were birds ringed there on previous occasions. Thirty Goldfinches dominated proceedings and other finches included Chaffinches and singles of Linnet and Brambling. Flocks of Redwings were moving through and ten were caught and ringed and other highlights included two Green Woodpeckers, a female Stonechat, a Treecreeper plus Goldcrests, Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps and Yellowhammers. Other birds noted included a Barn Owl, thirty Golden Plovers, Grey Partridges and fifteen Siskins flew south. A further period of ringing is planned for tomorrow when there will again be access restrictions to the ringing area.

A Brambling, a Grey Wagtail, a few Siskins and two Ravens were about in Hanging Houghton village today and there were two male Stonechats in the Brampton Valley below the village in the vicinity of 'shrike hedge'.

Other county sightings today included five Great White Egrets heading east over Clifford Hill Pits at 9am, a Curlew was seen in flight over Mary's Lake, Earls Barton Pits and Ravensthorpe Reservoir hosted a Black-tailed Godwit, four Green Sandpipers, a Snipe, a Great White Egret and an excellent count of 363 Teal.

The Yellow-browed Warbler was again seen on the Leicestershire bank of Stanford Reservoir this morning and other birds included an adult Mediterranean Gull in the gull roost, four Red-crested Pochard, two Great White Egrets, a Goosander, a Water Rail, three Pintail, three Green Sandpipers and two Cetti's Warblers.

Regards

Neil M

Stonechat at Harrington Airfield
today courtesy of Lynne Barnett,

Coot courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Swallow courtesy
of Robin Gossage.