Wednesday 14 June 2023

A celebration of Water Rails!

Hello

A couple of videos attached of Water Rail activity at a site in Northamptonshire where a study of Water Rail behaviour is being conducted by members of the Northants Ringing Group using camera trap opportunities.

The Purple Heron continues to delight at Summer Leys LNR, at times showing well in front of the scrape hides. A Cuckoo was also present.

Three more Cuckoos at Barnwell Country Park tends to support anecdotal evidence that this species is in better numbers this spring than in recent years.

Post-breeding dispersal was evident today with a Common Redstart noted in Kettering at Furnace Lane on the Telford Way Industrial Estate and also two or three Common Crossbills at Hanging Houghton this afternoon. The first returning Green Sandpiper will be reported any day now!

Two Peregrines were at Higham Ferrers and at Stanford Reservoir there were two Cuckoos, an Oystercatcher, a first summer Common Gull and three Cetti's Warblers.

Regards

Neil M




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