Northants Bird Club meeting 6th Sept

Hello

The next indoor meeting of the Northants Bird Club will be on Wednesday 6th September starting at 7.30pm and will be at the usual venue of the Fishing Lodge at Pitsford Reservoir. Bob Bullock will be presenting the second instalment of 'Northants Birds', depicting birds that have occurred in the county during the last decade. As well as an avid county birder, Bob is an excellent photographer and makes a determined effort to see and photograph many of the scarcer birds which occur in Northamptonshire.

Hot drinks and biscuits will be available during the evening and the main presentation follows just a few notices and recent news of interest. All welcome!

Bob Gill caught and photographed a scarce moth called a Mullein Wave this week-end, the first specimen recorded in Northamptonshire for eleven years (image below).

Regards

Neil M

Mullein Wave moth.
Image courtesy
of Bob Gill.

Swallow.
Many have already flown
south but there are plenty around
still, congregating on wires and
lines in traditional pre-migration
style!

Robin.
This year's youngster's are
already finding their voice and
will now be singing and vying for
 territories against more mature birds.
The majority of the adults will be
 just finishing their main wing and
 tail moult, the moulting period being
about the only time during the year when
they go relatively quiet.