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The cold north easterly airstream continues but doesn't stop incoming summer migrants!
Yesterday (Tuesday) and Eric's visit to Thrapston Pits provided views of the two Pink-footed Geese, three Egyptian Geese, two Great White Egrets and four species of warbler, but just a single Sedge Warbler so far. Deene Lake was also visited by Eric and hosted a single Snipe, three pairs of Shelduck and 100 plus Teal. Nearby Blatherwycke Lake attracted a pair of Shelduck and two pairs of Black Swans. Also noteworthy yesterday was a flock of about eighty Fieldfares near Naseby Reservoir - they're leaving their departure to the breeding grounds a little late!
Today (Wednesday) and the Great Grey Shrike was still showing well alongside the brooks below Hanging Houghton and a Barn Owl was present too. A couple of flocks of high flying Cormorants heading NE over Pitsford Reservoir this morning was interesting as it seemed they were very much on passage. It was tempting to think they may have been the 'carbo' nominate forms on their way to coastal breeding colonies (it is thought most of our breeding birds are of the race 'sinensis').
A visit to the small Wildlife Trust reserve at Barnes Meadow, Northampton today yielded fifteen Snipe and a singing Cetti's Warbler, and nearby a food-carrying Raven flew in to trees in the grounds of St Andrews Hospital suggesting local breeding. Ian Moore saw a possible Cattle Egret in flight near here too.
Other birds reported today included a Little Gull and two Black-tailed Godwits at Stanwick Pits, a drake Garganey and an Osprey at Summer Leys, a single Grey Plover at Hollowell Reservoir and two Little Gulls, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Wheatear and nine White Wagtails at Clifford Hill Pits.
Regards
Neil M
The cold north easterly airstream continues but doesn't stop incoming summer migrants!
Yesterday (Tuesday) and Eric's visit to Thrapston Pits provided views of the two Pink-footed Geese, three Egyptian Geese, two Great White Egrets and four species of warbler, but just a single Sedge Warbler so far. Deene Lake was also visited by Eric and hosted a single Snipe, three pairs of Shelduck and 100 plus Teal. Nearby Blatherwycke Lake attracted a pair of Shelduck and two pairs of Black Swans. Also noteworthy yesterday was a flock of about eighty Fieldfares near Naseby Reservoir - they're leaving their departure to the breeding grounds a little late!
Today (Wednesday) and the Great Grey Shrike was still showing well alongside the brooks below Hanging Houghton and a Barn Owl was present too. A couple of flocks of high flying Cormorants heading NE over Pitsford Reservoir this morning was interesting as it seemed they were very much on passage. It was tempting to think they may have been the 'carbo' nominate forms on their way to coastal breeding colonies (it is thought most of our breeding birds are of the race 'sinensis').
A visit to the small Wildlife Trust reserve at Barnes Meadow, Northampton today yielded fifteen Snipe and a singing Cetti's Warbler, and nearby a food-carrying Raven flew in to trees in the grounds of St Andrews Hospital suggesting local breeding. Ian Moore saw a possible Cattle Egret in flight near here too.
Other birds reported today included a Little Gull and two Black-tailed Godwits at Stanwick Pits, a drake Garganey and an Osprey at Summer Leys, a single Grey Plover at Hollowell Reservoir and two Little Gulls, three Little Ringed Plovers, a Wheatear and nine White Wagtails at Clifford Hill Pits.
Regards
Neil M
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| Common Buzzard. Images courtesy of John Tilly. |
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