Wednesday 10 July 2019

Reservoir birding

Hello

A short ringing session at Pitsford Reservoir in Christies Copse proved quiet today but provided an opportunity to properly study those birds caught. Two drake Red-crested Pochard, a first summer Yellow-legged Gull and a Hobby were all noted in the Walgrave Bay. Later a Great White Egret was on the trees stumps right next to the Bird Club hide in the Scaldwell Bay, there were at least twenty-two Little Egrets north of the causeway and a male Lesser Emperor dragonfly made a couple of passes in front of the Bird Club hide.

Harrington Airfield was pretty routine with the best bird a Grey Partridge and still plenty of butterflies (including Marbled White)  and day-flying moths.

An evening visit to Ravensthorpe Reservoir provided views of an adult Yellow-legged Gull by the dam and at least two Green Sandpipers.

Elsewhere Summer Leys LNR attracted four Green Sandpipers and Stanwick Pits a Greenshank.

Regards

Neil M



Although they haven't
been out long, this Ringlet
butterfly is already quite faded
and worn...

Juvenile Garden Warbler.

Small Skipper butterfly.


Burnet moth sp.

Great White Egret.

Black-headed Gull
hoovering up damsel-flies.
All above images from
Pitsford Reservoir today.

Adult Yellow-legged Gull
Ravensthorpe Reservoir
this evening...


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