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Although it started very dull and rather cool, I completed another Common Bird Census at Pitsford Reservoir today. By the time I had finished the temperature had risen and the dappled sunshine and occasional warmer periods brought out plenty of insects.
Birds on-site included a Great White Egret in the Scaldwell Bay, at least nineteen Little Egrets, three drake Red-crested Pochard in the Walgrave Bay, three Teal, a drake Wigeon, the moulting drake Goldeneye, 143 Tufted Ducks, 36 Pochard and 342 Gadwall. Singles of Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper were further heralds of autumn and other avian highlights included a Raven, two Oystercatchers, the summering Cetti's Warbler and two Willow Tits (one a singing male) near Lagoon Hide.
At least six species of odonata and at least nine species of butterfly were on the wing which didn't include Painted Lady - have they all moved through now? Marbled White butterflies can be found at several places on the reserve but there is an excellent collection of them currently between the causeway and Maytrees Hide. Roesel's Bush-crickets were strumming today, the first I've heard this year.
Steve Fisher again saw two Cattle Egrets around the Main Lake at Stanwick Pits today plus a Common Sandpiper. Birds at Thrapston Pits included a successfully fishing Osprey, a Hobby and a Green Sandpiper and three Green Sandpipers were today in Wader Bay at Summer Leys NR (Earls Barton).
Regards
Neil M
Although it started very dull and rather cool, I completed another Common Bird Census at Pitsford Reservoir today. By the time I had finished the temperature had risen and the dappled sunshine and occasional warmer periods brought out plenty of insects.
Birds on-site included a Great White Egret in the Scaldwell Bay, at least nineteen Little Egrets, three drake Red-crested Pochard in the Walgrave Bay, three Teal, a drake Wigeon, the moulting drake Goldeneye, 143 Tufted Ducks, 36 Pochard and 342 Gadwall. Singles of Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper were further heralds of autumn and other avian highlights included a Raven, two Oystercatchers, the summering Cetti's Warbler and two Willow Tits (one a singing male) near Lagoon Hide.
At least six species of odonata and at least nine species of butterfly were on the wing which didn't include Painted Lady - have they all moved through now? Marbled White butterflies can be found at several places on the reserve but there is an excellent collection of them currently between the causeway and Maytrees Hide. Roesel's Bush-crickets were strumming today, the first I've heard this year.
Steve Fisher again saw two Cattle Egrets around the Main Lake at Stanwick Pits today plus a Common Sandpiper. Birds at Thrapston Pits included a successfully fishing Osprey, a Hobby and a Green Sandpiper and three Green Sandpipers were today in Wader Bay at Summer Leys NR (Earls Barton).
Regards
Neil M
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| Willow Tit. |
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| Little Egret. |
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| Black-tailed Skimmers. |
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| Common Tern. |
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| Black-headed Gull. All images taken at Pitsford Reservoir today... |
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