Ringing at Brixworth

Hello

Despite the murky conditions a ringing session took place at Brixworth Water Treatment Works today resulting in ninety processed birds of seventeen species. A Sparrowhawk always livens up a period of ringing with mist nets and a male hit a couple of nets before staying long enough for us to catch it! A Magpie was another larger bird and we also ringed five Blackbirds and three Redwings. Smaller birds included twelve Wrens, one of which was first ringed back in 2018 and six Goldcrests. Finches comprised of three Bullfinches, four Goldfinches and eight Lesser Redpolls and fifteen Reed Buntings was a good total. Two late Blackcaps included a bird ringed elsewhere.

Other birds noted on-site included a Merlin whizzing through going north, a few Siskins, a couple of Grey Wagtails and two Water Rails.

A pair of Stonechats were at Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows reserve this morning with another one noted at Upton Mill. Twelve Cattle Egrets were at Stanwick Pits late this afternoon (at Main Lake).

Birds north of the causeway at Pitsford Reservoir this afternoon included a Wood Sandpiper, a Dunlin, at least fifteen Great White Egrets, Pintails and two Stonechats.

Regards

Neil M

Sparrowhawk caught
and ringed at Brixworth today.