Gulls, Marsh Harriers and Redstarts still

Hello

A morning wander around Welford Reservoir caused me to bump into the adult Caspian Gull again. A Hobby flew over and released ducks on adjacent Sulby Reservoir included a leucistic Fulvous Whistling Duck and a southern hemisphere pintail species or hybrid.

A Marsh Harrier was seen at Pitsford Reservoir today and this evening a Redshank and a Common Sandpiper were on the causeway. Another Marsh Harrier was seen at Summer Leys LNR and other birds there included a Black-tailed Godwit and a Common Sandpiper.

Stanwick Pits hosted a Czec Rep ringed juvenile Caspian Gull plus a near-adult bird and with a Garganey still there too.

The Lilbourne Meadows reserve and the DIRFT site provided a female Common Redstart, four Snipe, four Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper, a Ringed Plover and a Little Ringed Plover. Two Common Redstarts were still at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell today.

They seem scarce this year but a single Clouded Yellow butterfly was active in a brief show of sunshine near Blueberry Farm early this afternoon.

Regards

Neil M

Red Kite.

Oystercatcher courtesy
of John Tilly.

Kestrel courtesy of
Robin Gossage.

Great Tachinid fly
courtesy of Robin Gossage.

Hornet courtesy of
Robin Gossage.