The migrants continue to trickle in

Hello

A few birds noted at Pitsford Reservoir today included the pair of Garganey again by the Old Scaldwell Road Feeding Station, a Great White Egret in the Walgrave Bay, plus two Little Egrets, two Sedge Warblers singing at each other and a Yellow-legged Gull off the dam.

The lingering flock of about a hundred chattering and very smart Fieldfares remain still at Bluebery Farm, Maidwell and this evening there was a Jack Snipe flushed in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton plus a hunting Barn Owl.

A tour of the Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits provided observers with flavours of summer with a flying Osprey, three or four pairs of Oystercatchers, two pairs of Shelduck and chattering Swallows, shouting Cetti's Warblers, repetitive Chiffchaffs, melodious Willow Warblers and mimicking Blackcaps, Reed and Sedge Warblers. A Nightingale was calling near the bridge over the river and three Great White Egrets and a Little Egret remained. A Black Tern was seen on Town Lake.

Earls Barton Pits attracted records of a Whimbrel, a second year gull which was a Mediterranean or hybrid and a Grasshopper Warbler with Stanwick Pits also recording a Whimbrel.

Clifford Hill Pits is proving attractive to the long-staying Ring-necked Duck and the three Bar-tailed Godwits from yesterday were still present together with a Dunlin. Alan was pleased to record a Ring-necked Parakeet flying over his Arbours garden in Northampton.

A female Common Redstart was a good spring find at Honey Hill, Cold Ashby this morning.

Regards

Neil M

Male Yellow Wagtail.

Grey Wagtail.

Meadow Pipit.

All images courtesy of Nathan Jones
and taken at a water treatment works
in Northamptonshire. The arrival of
 vivid male Yellow Wagtails is surely
one of the most anticipated events
 each spring.