Saturday, 30 March 2019

Wintersett + Ringing Crossbills 30.03.19

5 - 11 degrees.  A cool, misty start,  becoming sunny with scattered cloud and a light westerly.
Haw Park Wood:  5 Brambling  + 1m  SW corner WRes   Crossbill: At least 6 in Haw Park Wood, 3 of which were ringed this morning -1m and 2f.  Siskin 1m + 1 f.   Treecreeper 1.  Green Woodpecker 1 calling.  Lesser Redpoll 100.  Nuthatch 1 pair at entrance + 1 pair at Blue Bridge.
Cold Hiendley Res and SW:  Willow Tit 1 in SW corner.   Meadow Pipit 3.
Wintersett Res: A Little Ringed Plover  (NFY) flew south at 07.05hrs.   3 male  Cetti's Warblers - west bank, ruin, boathouse reeds.
Anglers CP: Teal 18.
A total of 34 birds were ringed at HPWood by Pete Smith and Becky Bailey today :   3 Crossbill - 1m + 2f.  Common Redpoll 1.  Lesser Redpoll 23.  Siskin 2.  Coal Tit 3.   Song Thrush 1.  Blue Tit 1.


Crossbill female      HPWood         ASmith
Crossbill female     HPWood   PMeredith
Crossbill male       HPWood   PMeredith


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