The overnight trail camera successfully captured two Foxes and an Otter last night but the subjects were too far away to enjoy properly so we will be attempting to place the camera in a different position for nocturnal activity to the future!
Two Yellow-legged Gulls and a Kingfisher were at Pitsford Reservoir north of the dam early this afternoon and a wander along the Brampton Valley Way was sufficient to map two Spotted Flycatcher territories, one just north of Draughton Crossng and the other just south of the Kelmarsh Tunnels.
Two Avocets were found at Clifford Hill Pits this evening, continuing an excellent flow of records of this species in the county over the last few years.
Under the excellent stewardship of the county recorder David James, local butterfly recording is definitely in full flow now as many of the regular and common species are being reported and catalogued. Northamptonshire has an enviable reputation for excellent woodland butterflies and we are now seeing the first of the Black Hairstreaks, Dark Green Fritillaries and some of the other scarce species beginning to emerge and it won't be long hopefully before our more significant woods play host to such beauties as Silver-washed Fritillaries, White Admirals and Purple Emperors.
Regards
Neil M
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| Black Hairstreak. |
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| Dark Green Fritillary. |
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull. |
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| Yellow-legged Gull. |
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