May north-easterlies

Hello

North-easterly winds at this time of the year traditionally produce migrant sea-birds, particularly gulls and terns, but with the exception of a solitary Kittiwake at Stanwick Pits this morning, little was reported that suggested a significant movement.

Two Yellow-legged Gulls (an adult and a first summer), a Cuckoo and three or four singing Sedge Warblers were the best to be found at Pitsford Reservoir between the causeway and dam this morning.

Three Ringed Plovers and two Hobbies were at Summer Leys LNR late this morning and a Dunlin was at Clifford Hill Pits. A hunting Barn Owl was understandably struggling in the strong wind in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this afternoon.

Birds at Stanford Reservoir today included four Hobbies, two Cuckoos, a Kingfisher, two Common Sandpipers and eighty Swifts.

Regards

Neil M

Tawny Owlets - it's that
time of the year!