Recent ringing recoveries

Hello

Another warm summer day and the male Bearded Tit was still in situ today in the phragmites reed bed at Pitsford Reservoir in the Holcot Bay below the Fishing Lodge near to the moth trap.

Little else was reported today so some recent ringing recoveries associated with Northants Ringing Group activity:-

1.  A Chiffchaff ringed as a juvenile at Pitsford Reservoir on 17th August 2022 was re-captured at Stanford Reservoir on 26th April 2023 - 252 days later - with a probable stay in Iberia or similar inbetween time!

2.  An adult male Greenfinch was ringed at Astcote on 23rd January 2022 and killed itself by striking glass at nearby Eastcote on 3rd June 2023 - 496 days later;

3.  An adult female Reed Warbler was ringed at Linford Lakes, Milton Keynes on 22nd May 2022 and was caught again at Lax Hill, Rutland Water on 5th June this year - 379 days later and with a small matter of migrating to and from Africa in the meantime!

4.  A first year male Reed Bunting was ringed at Harrington Airfield on 11th November 2021 and was picked up and released after hitting a window at Belton, North Lincolnshire on 23rd April 2023 - apparently flying away unharmed - 528 days elapsed between the two records, the site in Lincolnshire being 128km north of Harrington Airfield;

5.  An adult male Mallard was ringed at Pitsford Reservoir on 22nd February 2019 and found dead at Holcot on 15th December 2022 - 1392 days elapsing in that time, but only moving 3km away;

6.  A first year female Yellowhammer was ringed at Harrington Airfield on 2nd October 2019 and just the ring was found at nearby Foxhall on 7th May 2023 - found by a person using a metal detector 1313 days later!

7.  A nestling Common Tern was ringed on one of the rafts at Pitsford Reservoir on 24th July 2019 and found dead on one of the lagoons 39km away at Rutland Water on 17th May 2023 - 1393 days later and a presumed casualty of the bird flu outbreak;

8.  A Chiffchaff was ringed at Linford Lakes, Milton Keynes on 20th August 2022 and found dead in Milton Keynes on 25th April 2023 - 248 days later - and probably an example of a returning bird coming to a premature ending;

9.  A first year Sedge Warbler was ringed at Witches Oak, Derbyshire on 18th August 2022 and caught again at Stortons Pits on 5th May 2023 - 260 days later and with a trip to Africa and back inbetween;

10.  A male Blackcap was ringed at Wytham Wood, Oxfordshire on 5th May 2022 and trapped again at Linford Lakes, Milton Keynes on 27th May this year - 387 days later - I wonder where he had been in the meantime?

11.  Another male Blackcap was ringed at Wilstone Reservoir, Tring, Hertfordshire on 24th April 2022 and caught again at Linford Lakes on 13th May 2023 - 384 days later and no doubt with a story to tell too!

12.  A first year Garden Warbler was ringed at Park Farm, New Marston, Oxfordshire on 12th August 2022 and caught again at Linford Lakes on 6th May this year - 267 days later and it had presumably been much further than either of the two Blackcaps.

Regards

Neil M

Blue Emperor consuming a
damselfly.

Marbled White.

Bearded Tit.

All images above taken at
Pitsford Reservoir today
courtesy of Neil Hasdell.

Sun-bathing Song Thrush.

Just emerged Ruddy Darter.

Little Egret.

Four-spotted Chaser.

Starling.

All images taken locally
courtesy of Tony Stanford.