Stanford's migrants

Hello

Another day's pleasant weather and plenty of migrants in the county although away from Stanford Reservoir little if anything that is new.

The Pectoral Sandpiper remains just across the border at Eyebrook Reservoir and at Stanford Reservoir a Cattle Egret put in a couple of appearances and represents the first record for the site. A Marsh Harrier was present too and the ringers had another very successful day processing more than four hundred and fifty birds which included exciting birds such as a Tawny Owl, a Pied Flycatcher, a Common Redstart and eight Grasshopper Warblers! Other birds noted at the reservoir were three Green Sandpipers, two Hobbies and eight Ravens.

Elsewhere and birds at Pitsford Reservoir today included a Red-crested Pochard, five Great White Egrets and eight Common Snipe all in the Scaldwell Bay with still three Whinchats at Harrington Airfield at Bunker Three plus a Wheatear.

Five Whinchats, a Common Redstart and a Wheatear were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this afternoon. An Osprey was on a pylon west of Elinor Lake at Thrapston Pits early this afternoon and birds noted at Summer Leys LNR included a Great White Egret, a Little Ringed Plover, five Common Sandpipers and at least four Snipe and a Water Rail.

Regards

Neil M

Starling courtesy of
Robin Gossage.

Pectoral Sandpiper.

Large White butterfly.