Birds of Good Friday

Hello

After a cool start today was virtually wall to wall sunshine which provided plenty of insects and soaring common raptors.

A drake Common Scoter was a good find at Stanford Reservoir and other birds included a Curlew, two Shelducks, two Oystercatchers and a Yellow Wagtail.

A Black Redstart at a private site in Daventry and a male Common Redstart at Burton Latimer next to the River Ise off Station Road early this afternoon were further quality sightings.

The two adult Mediterranean Gulls were again at Stanwick Pits plus two Great White Egrets and four Goosanders. Ten Egyptian Geese and a Great White Egret were at Titchmarsh LNR at Thrapston Pits and five Goosanders were lingering at Clifford Hill Pits where there was also a Yellow Wagtail. Another Goosander was at Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows. A Sedge Warbler was the best of the warblers at Sixfields Lake

Two Great White Egrets, a Little Ringed Plover, in excess of ten Common Snipe and a Yellow Wagtail were at Summer Leys LNR and an early Cuckoo was heard calling briefly. A Marsh Harrier flew through this morning. Swallows seemed to be quite widespread and Ravens were very overt with sightings at Harrington Airfield, Brixworth, Hanging Houghton and Kelmarsh. Four Grey Partridge were also at Harrington Airfield.

Three Barn Owls were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this evening.

Regards

Neil M

Barn Owl courtesy
of Nathan Jones.

Raven.

Swallow.

Great White Egret.