More ringing recoveries

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Very little reported in the county today although the morning fog probably didn't help!

At Stanford Reservoir there were two Water Rails, a Common Snipe and a Chiffchaff and at least six Smew remained at Eyebrook Reservoir. A Raven was in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth.

Some more ringing recoveries associated with the Northants Ringing Group are as follows:-

1. A juvenile Reed Warbler was ringed at Stortons Pits on 21st July 2019 and caught again by a ringer at Noyant, Soulaire-et-Bourg, Maine-et-Loira, France on 21st August 2023, 1492 days elapsing and the French site being directly south from where originally ringed. Having successfully wintered in Africa during the previous four winters it appears it was on it's way to try again!

2. An adult Reed Warbler was ringed at Linford Pits on 13th April 2024 and captured again on 24th July 2024 at Beal in North Yorkshire when assessed as being a male. It would appear that Linford was a staging post with 102 days elapsing between the two dates and the bird travelling on another 183km in a northerly direction;

3. A juvenile Reed Warbler was ringed at Pitsford Reservoir on 24th August 2023 and caught again on 24th July 2024 as an adult at Anglers Country Park, Wakefield, West Yorkshire. This bird had successfully wintered in Africa between these two dates and the distance between the two sites in England is 149km;

4. A juvenile Blue Tit was ringed in Astcote near Towcester on 25th June 2021 but was taken by a cat in the same village on or about 24th July 2024, 1125 days elapsing between the two records;

5. A juvenile male Siskin was ringed at Durris, Aberdeenshire on 12th July 2023 and captured again at Greens Norton on 21st March 2024, 253 days elapsing between the two dates and Greens Norton being 550km south from where first ringed;

6. A Kestrel was ringed as a nestling at Stanwick on 26th May 2019 and found dead at Stanion, Corby on 17th July 2024 just 16km away and with 1879 days elapsing between the two dates.

Regards

Neil M

Drake Goldeneye.

Common Snipe.

Drake Pintail.

Lapwing.

Images courtesy of
Tony Stanford.