Bank Holiday Weekend

 Well that's the first of the three Bank Holiday's this month almost over.  Weather wise it has been a touch warmer but bird wise disappointingly quiet. Personally I have seen very little,  Common Redstart,  Sedge Warbler,  Whinchat and Northern Wheatear at Harrington Airfield and Little Ringed Plovers and White Wagtail on the scrape area along the BVW below Brixworth. 

There haven't been many birds reported over the weekend.  A Wood Sandpiper and drake Garganey on the flooded fields at Barnwell.   An Avocet made a brief appearance at Summer Leys.  There seems to have been a small influx of Whinchat and birds were recorded at Clifford Hill GP , Stanford Reservoir, Stanwick GP and Ditchford GP.       Quite a few of our Common migrants have arrived with Swifts, Cuckoo's,  Hobby, Grasshopper Warbler,  Lesser Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler all making themselves known.      Hopefully there will be more to follow.                                                                                              Probably the most interesting record was that of a Stone Curlew being picked up injured in the Hackleton area and taken into care.  I don't know any further details or update on it's progress, fingers crossed that the outcome is good.

The Northamptonshire Bird Club will be meeting on Wednesday at 7.30pm at the Lodge, Pitsford Water.  The talk will be given by birdclub member Jeff Blincow who is always an entertaining speaker.  Everyone welcome to come along. 

Regards Eleanor