Creatures at harvest time

Hello

An early morning find of an Avocet at Hollowell Reservoir was just reward for Jon our county recorder who is one of a number of local patch birders working hard out there almost every day to see what of interest turns up on their chosen site. Constant effort creates a much better understanding and enhanced forecasting of what is happening or changing locally and all of us should appreciate the likes of Steve Fisher (Stanwick Pits), Chris Hubbard (Stanford Reservoir), Gary Pullan (Daventry Country Park and Boddington) and others out there juggling work and other responsibilities with their passion for birding.

An Osprey was seen at Hollowell Reservoir later and at Pitsford Reservoir there were three Common Sandpipers on the dam this morning and two Red-crested Pochard and two Great White Egrets in the Scaldwell Bay. A Raven was noted at Pipewell and this afternoon Honey Hill produced some migrants which included a Spotted Flycatcher, a possible Pied Flycatcher (flew from the observer before identification confirmed) and two Common Redstarts.

A Black-tailed Godwit was still at Summer Leys LNR today and Stanford Reservoir attracted a Marsh Harrier, at least six Spotted Flycatchers and a high count of fourteen Ravens. Four Grey Partridges were at Harrington Airfield on a very dull and cloudy evening as were a minimum of six Brown Hares!

Regards

Neil M

A rather tired Green Woodpecker
at Stortons Pits today courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Grass Snake at Stortons Pits
today courtesy of Tony Stanford.

Brown Hares at Harrington Airfield
in very poor light this evening.