Pitsford birding.

Hello

Pitsford Reservoir was the centre of attention for local birders today with a procession of observers mostly scanning the Scaldwell Bay to witness migrant waders and amassing wildfowl. The highlights were probably two Spotted Redshanks, a Wood Sandpiper, two Common Sandpipers, a Dunlin, two Ruff, two Greenshanks, five Ringed Plovers, a Garganey, twenty-two Pintail, a Hobby, seven Yellow-legged Gulls, at least four Great White Egrets and two Stonechats.

Hollowell Reservoir recorded a Jack Snipe, five Common Snipe, five Stonechats and a Whinchat and at Mary's Lake, Earls Barton Pits there were three Egyptian Geese and a Hobby with a Greenshank at the Whiston Lock area.

In the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton there were six Stonechats, two Whinchats and a Common Redstart in the vicinity of 'shrike hedge' and this evening there was a female Common Redstart, a Peregrine and two Redwings at Honey Hill, Cold Ashby.

Stanford Reservoir attracted a huge flock of 1260 Canada Geese, a Great White Egret, four Green Sandpipers, a Pintail, a Spotted Flycatcher, a Water Rail and three Cetti's Warblers.

Regards

Neil M

Common Snipe.

Black-tailed Godwit.

Yellow-legged Gull 
in the rain.

All images courtesy
of Robin Gossage.