Sunday's sightings

Hello

Despite the mixture of weather, Stanford Reservoir was the venue for a ringing session this morning which provided good numbers of common warblers such as Blackcap, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler, Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Common Whitethroat and general birds such as tits, Treecreeper and thrushes. Other birds on-site included a Great White Egret, a Hobby and a Grey Wagtail.

Three Grey Wagtails and a Hobby were near Brixworth and at Pitsford Reservoir the Pink-footed Goose was seen again in the mouth of the Scaldwell Bay.

Elsewhere an Oystercatcher was an unusual but not unprecedented fly-over record for Harrington Airfield where several Marbled White butterflies were on the wing. Two Mandarin Ducks were at Kinewell Lake, Ringstead Pits and a Great White Egret and a Black-tailed Godwit were at Summer Leys LNR.

Regards

Neil M

Grey Wagtail courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Hobby courtesy of
Nathan Jones.

Blackcap courtesy
of Chris Payne.