Hello
Super and interesting weather today with a weak front moving over us and the air temperature changing quite a bit, but with plenty of warm sunshine, particularly this morning.
David Arden took one of his regular walks around the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir today enjoying the plentiful wildlife on offer which included a Green Sandpiper, Marbled White butterflies and a close encounter with a young Fox!
The county moth enthusiasts have been busy with their moth traps with a huge variety of species being caught and the butterflies in the county have remained interesting with Silver-washed Fritillaries and White Admirals on show at Glapthorn Cow Pastures yesterday.
A Common Sandpiper was present at Welford Reservoir today.
A bird ringing session was completed at Stortons Pits today and successfully yielded over seventy captures of twenty species with the catch including four Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler, seventeen Reed Warblers, four Sedge Warblers, seven Cetti's Warblers, a Garden Warbler, four Blackcaps and a Lesser Whitethroat. No less than five Water Rails were encountered which included adults and chicks.
A Nuthatch, a rare bird on-site, was with the tit flock and very fresh butterflies included Comma and Red Admiral.
Regards
Neil M
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| Marbled White. |
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| Green Sandpiper. |
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| Tufted Duck with ducklings. |
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| Black-headed Gulls. |
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| Red Fox! All above images taken by David Arden at Pitsford Reservoir today. |
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| Reed Warbler. |
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| Cetti's Warbler. |
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| Water Rail chick. |
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| Adult Water Rail. Above four images from Stortons Pits today. |
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