Late July sightings

Hello

A warm but autumnal feel to the day with the countryside now the haunt of noisy juvenile Common Buzzards as they beg for food from the adults - and it will go on for some time!

At Pitsford Reservoir the Black-necked Grebe was utilising much of the Scaldwell Bay and the adult male Common Redstart had moved down to the perimeter fence and hedge of The Scaldwell Bay between the Maytrees and Bird Club Hides. At least one Purple Hairstreak was fluttering around oaks near to the Fishing Lodge.

An Osprey was again over Titchmarsh LNR at Thrapston today and a Common Gull was present too. Later in the afternoon a cream crown Marsh Harrier spent some fifteen minutes there before heading south and two adult Yellow-legged Gulls were noted. The Ruddy Shelduck remained at Hollowell Reservoir where there was also a Dunlin, four Green Sandpipers and two Common Sandpipers.

Stanford Reservoir attracted a Black-tailed Godwit today, the three Whinchats were still there and also four Common Sandpipers, eight Shelduck and a Hobby.

At Lamport Hall today there was a Hobby, two Ravens, a Grey Wagtail, twenty-seven screaming Swifts and two Little Egrets flew over. A modest ringing session there captured seven Swifts and sixteen House Martins during the evening.

Regards

Neil M

Grey Wagtail at Duston Mill
weir today courtesy of
 Tony Stanford.

Grey Heron at Duston Mill
today courtesy of Tony Stanford.

Common Swifts at Lamport
Hall this evening courtesy of
Chris Payne.