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A bird ringing session took place at Harrington Airfield this morning and seventy-four captures were made of twelve species, the majority of them being birds newly-ringed. The scrubby area around the bunkers supports a colony of Willow Warblers which these days are relatively scarce and localised in the county. Fourteen Willow Warblers were captured, all but one being adults and included two birds first encountered in 2024 and one ringed in 2022 and it is very likely they were breeding on-site. Five Common Whitethroats included two returning birds from last year and two Blackcaps were juvenile birds as was a Treecreeper. Juvenile Blue Tits and a large flock of Long-tailed Tits made up the majority of the catch but juvenile Dunnocks and Robins were processed too.
Interesting insects on-site included Beautiful Demoiselle, Small Heath, Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled White, Ringlet and Cinnabar moth.
Two Crossbills flew over Hanging Houghton this afternoon and Crossbill was heard at Bucknell Wood this morning. The Wood Sandpiper was again at Lilbourne Meadows reserve as was a Redshank, a Little Ringed Plover and four Oystercatchers.
Black Hairstreak butterflies were again at Old Poor's Gorse, Mawsley, a White Admiral was at Fermyn Woods and Red-belted Clearwing moths came to a pheromone lure in a Pitsford village garden. We have a few Scarlet Tiger moths in our Hanging Houghton garden and with others scattered in the village.
Regards
Neil M
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| Juvenile Treecreeper. |
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| Adult male Common Whitethroat. |
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| Adult Willow Warbler. Images taken at Harrington Airfield today courtesy of Peter Walmsley. |
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