Mid June birds

Hello

There were no reported sightings of the Purple Heron at Summer Leys LNR today but as a whole the Earls Barton Pits is a large complex and the bird could easily still be present. A Peregrine flew west there at 5.45am and other birds included a party of five Ravens over, two Cuckoos, two or three Common Snipe, eleven Redshanks (including two well-grown youngsters), at least six Oystercatchers (including three almost full-size youngsters) and good numbers of Teal, Shoveler and Gadwall. Three foxes were working the area early this morning and at least six Little Egrets were mobile. Amongst the Lapwings were a pair with three small chicks.

Spotted Flycatchers seem in short supply this year but there was one today in Towcester churchyard and single Ospreys were at Titchmarsh Reserve (Thrapston Pits) and Hollowell Reservoir where there was also a Red-veined Darter seen today. Birds for Stanford Reservoir today amounted to a Cuckoo, a Hobby, an Oystercatcher and a Shelduck and three Cetti's Warblers whilst at nearby Welford Reservoir there were two Grey Wagtails, three Common Terns and three Little Egrets.

Regards

Neil M

Pied Wagtail courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Yellow Wagtail courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Male Reed Bunting
courtesy of John Tilly.

Adult and juvenile Oystercatchers
courtesy of John Tilly.