Marsh Harriers, Grey Partridges and Clouded Yellows.

Hello

Some bird ringing took place at Pitsford Reservoir this morning with just over sixty birds being processed in the Walgrave Bay. There was nothing exceptional caught with Blue Tits and Great Tits making up the majority but the total did include Blackcaps, Chiffchaffs, a Willow Warbler and a juvenile Lesser Whitethroat. Other birds noted on the reserve included two Great White Egrets, one or two Yellow-legged Gull(s), a Redshank, a Green Sandpiper and two Ravens - a Marbled White was on the wing too.

Two Juvenile Marsh Harriers interacting with each other this afternoon was the bird highlight at Summer Leys LNR where there was also a Great White Egret and a Green Sandpiper and Jon found a first year male Common Redstart at Honey Hill. Cold Ashby.

Birds at Hollowell Reservoir included the female Ruddy Shelduck, four Dunlin and four Little Ringed Plovers and Stanford Reservoir's birds included the Garganey, a Redshank, two Common Sandpipers, a Kingfisher and a Hobby.

Two Families of Grey Partridges were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton today and two Clouded Yellow butterflies were on nectar strips there too.

Regards

Neil M

Brown Hawker dragonfly.

Lesser Whitethroat.