Ringing at Harrington Airfield.

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Some more ringing at Harrington Airfield today ahead of the downpours of this evening yielded one hundred and thirty-five captures, the majority being new migrants. The mild conditions seem to be making a difference to the species encountered with a late Grasshopper Warbler and a late Garden Warbler amongst the more seasonal forty-three Blackcaps and twenty-nine Chiffchaffs. Other birds included three Goldcrests, sixteen Meadow Pipits, five Lesser Redpolls, a Bullfinch, four Reed Buntings and three Yellowhammers.

Other birds there included a female Stonechat, about eighty Golden Plovers moving over north and a few on the ground, several more Redpolls and Siskins and a Grey Wagtail moving through plus a couple of Ravens and lots of Meadow Pipits and Skylarks flying around the site. Amongst the more common butterflies present was a Painted Lady.

At Stanford Reservoir today there were four Red-crested Pochards again plus a Great White Egret, a Pintail, a Spotted Flycatcher, three Redwings, a Stonechat and twenty-seven Redpolls. One hundred and forty-six new birds were ringed which also included a late Garden Warbler. The Cattle Egret was at Eyebrook Reservoir again today.

At Stanwick Pits today there was a Hobby, two Pintail and four Yellow-legged Gulls and at Summer Leys LNR there were three Hobbies and a Great White Egret.

Sadly the Wryneck at Dallington Cemetry, Northampton wasn't seen today.

A Kingfisher and two Grey Wagtails were at the brook in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton today and four Hobbies were near Blueberry Farm, Maidwell.

Regards

Neil M

Spotted Flycatcher courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

The difference in crown colours
between male and female Goldcrests
courtesy of Jane Neill (the male
the lower bird).

Grasshopper Warbler at
Harrington Airfield today
courtesy of Jane Neill.