Weekend update!

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Yesterday was spent at Pitsford Reservoir which provided views of two Great White Egrets, five Red Crested Pochard, a Green Sandpiper. Also a Marsh Tit, few Siskin and three Ravens.

Today was spent at Linford Nature Reserve at a Ringing Session catching a massive total for the site of one hundred and eight birds. These included sixteen Great Tit, three Robin, forty two Blue Tit, ten Goldcrest, twelve Long Tailed Tit, five Blackcap and one of which from Portugal, three Chiffchaff, six Dunnock, four Kingfisher, three Treecreeper, two Wren, Reed Warbler and a Magpie. Birds
on-site were a few Siskin, few Lesser Redpoll and a Meadow Pipit.

Regards,

Jacob

Yesterday's Ringing

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Yesterday two ringing sessions took place one being at Harrinton Airfield which caught Seventy Nine and Nineteen Species. Highlights include three Chiffchaff, nine Meadow Pipit, a Coal Tit, a Reed Bunting, four Linnet, six Goldfinches, two Whitethroat, two Blackcap, sixteen Yellowhammers and a Green Woodpecker.

Birds on-site included a Whinchat, Wheatear and a life tick for me, Honey Buzzard! Which flew over the Chipping Compound at 17:25 south bound. Also the mist pushed down many migrants including at least fifty Siskins, eight Lesser Redpoll, hundred plus Meadow Pipit, a few 'Alba' Wagtail and Yellow Wagtail.

John Woolett and a Team worked at Stortons Gravel Pits catching Seventy Six birds one being a control from elsewhere Blackcap and twenty one others, two Sedge Warbler, three Reed Warblers, a Whitethroat, a late Garden Warbler, two Cetti's Warbler and a Magpie.

Regards,

Jacob

Harrington Airfield

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This morning in Scaldwell birds noted included more Siskin going through, a Redstart and a Spotted Flycatcher.

This evening was spent at Harrington Airfield which held a Wheatear, two Ravens, a Barn Owl and Grey Partridge. There was also passage going on including Meadow Pipits and Siskins. However this site tomorrow will be closed due to ringing operations.

Regards,

Jacob

Todays Birding

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A Peregrine Falcon was hunting over a field in-between Holcot and Moulton Village mid afternoon.

At Pitsford there were a Yellow Legged Gull and a Wheatear.

Regards,

Jacob

Tufted Duck

Greylag Geese

Very few birding opportunities

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A Whimbrel flew over moulton at 14:35 and over twenty-five Siskin flew over Scaldwell.

Jacob

Scaldwell Birding

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A walk to Lamport from Scaldwell this evening produced quite a few migrants flying over however the biggest count was thirty-one Yellow Wagtail flying south west also twenty-two Siskin flying in the same direction!

The following pictures were taken by Neil McMahon.

Regards,

Jacob

Pale Common Buzzards

Tree Pipit

Redstart

Migrants...

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Today a ringing session took place at Pitsford Reservoir in the Scaldwell Bay. Migrants were passing through including a Tree Pipit which was caught at first light. Other birds caught were twelve Blackcap, ten Wren, five Dunnock, five Goldcrest which were also on Passage, three Reed Bunting, two Reed Warbler, two Treecreeper, two Robin, two Bullfinch, two Kingfisher, two Stock Dove, a Wood Pigeon, one Chiffchaff, one Willow Tit, one Blue Tit and one Green Finch. Other birds on-site were a Whinchat, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Great White Egret, two Common Sandpiper and a Green Sandpiper. A Otter was seen hunting in the Scaldwell Bay.

A Hedgrow in-between Pitsford Reservoir and Walgrave/Cherry Hill yielded a Whinchat and five or six Redstart with at least two males.

Birds in Scaldwell included a female type Redstart and a Spotted Flycatcher.

Regards,

Jacob

Pitsford Birds

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As the water levels at Pitsford decrease even more, more birds are taking advantage of that. These birds were a Great White Egret, two Little Egrets, two Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, a Redshank and two Yellow Legged Gulls. Also there were three Siskin and at least one Whinchat in the vegetation on the reserve.

Regards,

Jacob

Grey Heron

Great White Egret

Pitsford Birding

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A visit to Pitsford Reservoir today in the Scaldwell Bay produced three Shelduck, four Little Egrets, a Great White Egret, three Siskin, two Spotted Flycatcher, four Red Crested Pochard and two Yellow Legged Gull.

Regards,

Jacob

Tuesday Birding

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A visit to Clifford Hill Gravel Pits on the main barrage lake at mid-afternoon provided views of at least three Little Egrets, eleven Wigeon, a Ringed Plover, a Black Tailed Godwit and a Wood Sandpiper. However earlier in the day another birder saw a Barnacle Goose, a Marsh Harrier and a juvenile Yellow-Legged Gull on top of that.

At 08:10 four Fieldfare flew over Scaldwell flying south-west. Calling in their characteristic chattering voice!

Regards,

Jacob