A small flurry of snow didn't stop the bird ringing session this morning in 'The Rough.' The birds came in small flurries themselves although there wasn't much movement or singing from them at all today. 12 fly over siskins, a bullfinch and a redwing were visual highlights.
Above: The 3rd Great Spotted Woodpecker (adult female) caught in 'the rough' during the last 2 sessions.
Below: An adult male blackbird. There are lots of these feasting on the berries at the moment.
Ringing Results
Saturday 27th Nov: 24 birds of 9 species: 2 Long Tailed Tits, 9 Blue Tits, 2 Great Tits, 1 Wren, 2 Dunnocks, 4 Blackbirds, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Robin.
Sunday 21st Nov: 30 birds of 10 species: 7 Long Tailed Tits, 6 Blue Tits, 5 Great Tits, 3 Wren, 1 Dunnock, 3 Blackbird, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Song Thrush and 1 Sparrowhawk.
Above: The sparrowhawk from last week sporting a big bluge - presumably its lunch!
Priory Country Park is a former gravel pits located on the South East edge of Bedford, adjacent to the River Great Ouse. Find us at Barkers Lane off A428, or in Priory Business Park off A421 Bedford bypass. Admission is Free with access to the Visitor centre and 2 hides, one overlooking the main lake and one on the Finger lakes. You will find Winter wildfowl, passage terns and waders, and Water Rail all year.
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Very quiet around the park on Saturday. Pochard numbers increasing slowly other ducks remaining at recent levels, except Teal which numbered 20+ on the main lake, probably due to the ice cover elsewhere. Highlights were Treecreeper and Bullfinch at the Kissing Gate and Green Sandpiper on 100 Acre (big lake). 56 Lapwing over south in 3 groups (23,24,9).
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