Ringing recoveries

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Birds reported today included two Cattle Egrets at Stanwick Pits, a Common Sandpiper at Stanford Reservoir, the Wood Warbler still singing at Harry's Park Wood this morning and a Sanderling still at Eyebrook Reservoir. An Osprey was seen at Ravensthorpe Reservoir this afternoon.

Some ringing recoveries associated with the work of Northants Ringing Group members:-

1. A first year male Greenfinch was caught and ringed at Kelmarsh Hall on 13th March 2024 and was found dying 4km away in Braybrooke village on 18th May 2024, sixty-six days elapsing between the two dates;

2. A nestling Great Tit was ringed at Woodford Halse on 9th May 2023 and found freshly dead with likely collision injuries in the same village on 18th May 2024, 375 days later;

3. A juvenile Chiffchaff was caught and ringed at Pitsford Reservoir on 17th August 2022 and captured again this time at Stanford Reservoir on 25th May 2024 when an adult male. Although it is only 20km between the sites this bird will have travelled a great deal during the 647 days between the two dates;

4. A Blue Tit was ringed as a nestling at Pitsford Reservoir on 3rd June 2021 and was apparently predated in a nest box in the Racecourse area of Northampton on 4th May 2024, 10km away and 1066 days later;

5. An adult Reed Warbler initially ringed at Stanwick Pits on 28th May 2021 has now been caught three times at Rutland Water on the dates of 1st July 2023, 25th May 2024 and 6th June 2024 where it is believed to be a breeding female. These two sites might only be 36km apart but this bird will have made three trips to Africa and back during the 1093 days elapsed between the first and last dates, and at least one other return journey prior to being ringed;

6. An adult Reed Warbler ringed at Wilstone Reservoir, Hertfordshire on 3rd July 2022 was caught again at Linford Lakes, Milton Keynes on 18th May 2024 when assessed as a male, Again another bird that will have travelled to Africa and back at least three times with 32km and 685 days separating them between the two sites.

Regards

Neil M

Burnet Companion moth
courtesy of David Arden.

Brown China-mark moth
 courtesy of David Arden.

Four Spotted Chaser
courtesy of David Arden.

Cuckoo courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Common Whitethroat courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Chiffchaff courtesy of
Tony Stanford.