More owls and waders and a Fox

Hello

A revisit to Pitsford Reservoir to check more of the big bird boxes provided another recapture of an adult female Tawny Owl first ringed in March 2019. She had just one owlet she was caring for and this was ringed and they were both placed back in their box.

The Cattle Egret was still on-site today although becoming a little more mobile and spending some time on the banks south of the causeway. A Kingfisher and a Redpoll were the only other birds of note reported.

Eleanor's walk around Sywell Country Park provided a Redshank on one of the tern rafts, a Common Sandpiper, a Cetti's Warbler, a Grey Wagtail and a Spotted Flycatcher.

Thrapston Pits continues to hang on to at least two Cuckoos, a Common Sandpiper, a Hobby, three Oystercatchers and a pair of Egyptian Geese. The Hobbies continued to enthrall at Summer Leys LNR where the Spotted Redshank was still present and Clifford Hill Pits continues to entertain three Whimbrel plus a Turnstone and a Caspian Gull.

The excellent scrape-like pools alongside the A5 between Lilbourne village and the DIRFT complex attracted a Knot, a Sanderling, two Caspian Gulls and two Shelduck today with the adjacent Wildlife Trust reserve at Lilbourne Meadows making provision for a Dunlin, two Ringed Plovers and five Little Ringed Plovers.

Featured below is some trail camera video footage of the first of a couple of Northamptonshire mammals courtesy of John Boland.

Regards

Neil M

Today's Tawny Owl and her
chick at Pitsford Reservoir
courtesy of Pete Gilbert.

Cattle Egret in flight at
Pitsford Reservoir today
courtesy of Dave Jackson.

Hobby courtesy of
Robin Gossage.