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More ringing efforts at Stanford Reservoir today yielded a ridiculous twelve Common Redstarts bringing this autumn's total to forty-three individuals caught and ringed. Six Grasshopper Warblers were also caught and ringed as was a Tree Pipit and another Tree Pipit was seen plus a Whinchat and two Common Sandpipers.
Four Spotted Flycatchers were off the footpath on the south side of Lamport Hall this afternoon (but none were seen there at lunchtime) and at Stanwick Pits today there were two mobile Cattle Egrets, two Common Sandpipers and a Whinchat. A Cattle Egret and two Great White Egrets were at Summer Leys LNR today and a Hobby was seen over Mears Ashby.
Three Common Redstarts were found at Honey Hill, Cold Ashby this afternoon.
An adult Pied Wagtail was found dead at Brixworth village hall on Wednesday and was bearing a ring. Examining the bird it had a very sharp breast bone and only two intact toes and claws on each foot, suggesting that it's reduced mobility had possibly affected it's ability to chase down insects in the customary wagtail fashion. Wagtails, particularly Pied and Grey which reside in human habitation, regularly suffer from issues with their feet and missing toes and claws. Hairs including human hairs are believed to be one of the issues with hairs becoming entangled in the feet of these small birds and then cutting off the circulation leading to the eventual loss of claws and toes. This particular bird was ringed as an adult at the nearby Brixworth Water Treatment works on 16th March 2020 so was at least four years old.
Regards
Neil M
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| Pied Wagtail courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
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| Cormorant with Perch courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
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| Band-eyed Horsefly courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
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| Migrant Hawker. |
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