Static Glossy Ibis and Golden Plovers on the move

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Garden bird ringing at Greens Norton resulted in a catch of sixty-one Goldfinches for Chris Payne this morning plus a few Greenfinches, Blue Tits and a Great Tit.

A ringing session at Linford Lakes on the edge of Milton Keynes also pulled in the birds with one hundred and sixty-four captures of eighteen species. Highlights were thirteen Redwings, two Song Thrushes, twelve Goldcrests and a re-trap Water Rail first ringed there last year. Warblers were still about with fourteen Chiffchaffs caught and ringed, eight Blackcaps and a Cetti's Warbler.

A large flock of Siskins were on-site but didn't hit the nets but twelve Goldfinches, four Chaffinches and two Greenfinches did. At this time of the year the tits can very much get in the way when you are trying to target other species and fifty-four Blue Tits and twenty Great Tits did just that!

An American Golden Plover was located at Eyebrook Reservoir today (plus a Grey Plover and a Knot) and birds at Stanford Reservoir were two Glossy Ibis, a late Osprey, four Great White Egrets, sixteen Little Egrets, about three hundred Golden Plovers, two Pintail, a Stonechat, thirty-one Siskins (one caught and ringed) and an 'acredula' Willow Warbler caught and ringed. A belated report was received of a Black Redstart being by the spillway yesterday morning.

In the Nene Valley four Cattle Egret left their roost site at Stanwick Pits and at Summer Leys quality birding was in the shape of three Glossy Ibis, a Bittern, two Jack Snipe, two Water Rails and a covey of Grey Partridges. A Glossy Ibis remained at Titchmarsh, Thrapston Pits this afternoon and thirty-nine Golden Plovers flew east.

Harrington Airfield provided two pairs of Stonechats, six Bramblings and twenty-five Golden Plovers with a Crossbill and four Great White Egrets flying over. A Short-eared Owl and five Swallows were near Wootton this evening and garden birds at Hanging Houghton were a Grey Wagtail, four Redpolls and a nearby Raven. A Brambling and two Stonechats were near Blueberry Farm, Maidwell. Another Brambling was recorded on a trail camera in a garden at Brampton Ash.

At Pitsford Reservoir today the Spoonbill wasn't reported after seemingly going absent yesterday afternoon but other birds in the Scaldwell Bay today were a Ruff, about ninety Golden Plovers, at least three Common Snipe, three Dunlin and one or two Stonechat(s).

The Pectoral Sandpiper, Common Scoter and two Rock Pipits were reported as being present at Hollowell Reservoir today.

Regards

Neil M

Blackbird courtesy
of Kenny Cramer.

Redwing courtesy of
Kenny Cramer.

Stonechat near Blueberry Farm
courtesy of Phil West.

Grey Partridges at Summer Leys
courtesy of David Smith.

Black-headed Gull.

Mute Swans.