Ringing at Kelmarsh Hall.

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A period of bird ringing was completed at Kelmarsh Hall today with about one hundred and forty-five birds caught and processed, giving some indication of the numbers of birds coming to the feeders there. Eighty-eight of these birds were newly ringed, the remaining fifty-seven being birds caught and ringed on previous occasions. Blue Tits dominated with seventy-seven being processed and another thirteen species included Treecreeper, Marsh Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch. Kingfisher and Raven were present on-site too.

A Bearded Tit was seen again at Stanwick Pits today, providing photographic opportunities for some and other long-staying birds in the county included the female Ring-necked Duck and female Scaup at Ravensthorpe Reservoir. Two Smew, including a drake, were at the west side of Blatherwycke Lake today. Two Goosanders were on the Main Lake at Stanwick Pits.

A female Merlin was again hunting in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton today and at Kislingbury Lakes/Upton Country Park there was a Great White Egret, two Oystercatchers, a Common Snipe and a Green Sandpiper. Seven Little Egrets were off Mill Lane, Greens Norton today, a regular wintering venue, and Ian had a female Blackcap visiting his Woodford Halse garden.

Birds at Stanford Reservoir today included a Great White Egret, a Pintail, seven Goosanders and two Cetti's Warblers.

Regards

Neil M

Treecreeper courtesy
of Chris Payne.

'Redhead' Smew.

Nuthatch courtesy of
John Tilly.