Warblers galore

Hello

A busy team of four ringers operating at Stortons Pits today processed 111 birds comprising of 108 new birds and just three re-traps. One of these re-traps was a male Sparrowhawk first encountered in 2022. Warblers dominated with twelve Garden Warblers, thirty-six Blackcaps, nine Reed Warblers, ten Common Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, four Willow Warblers and three Chiffchaffs.

Two Sandwich Terns spent a short time at Hollowell Reservoir today before departing north-west early this morning. Later in the day there were two Ospreys present, plus the Pink-footed Goose, a Common Snipe, four Green Sandpipers, two Common Sandpipers and a Spotted Flycatcher.

Two Wheatears were noted at Clifford Hill Pits this morning and a Marsh Harrier was at Summer Leys LNR this evening.

Three Common Redstarts were at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell again this morning and two Common Redstarts were at Harrington Airfield between the Chipping Compound and Bunker One.

A Marsh Harrier flew over the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir this morning and other birds included three Great White Egrets and a Green Sandpiper. A Lesser Emperor dragonfly was found patrolling the water's edge next to the fishing boats in the Holcot Bay this afternoon.

Regards

Neil M

Lesser Emperor at
Pitsford Reservoir today
courtesy of Mark Tyrrell.

Adult male Barn Owl
caught and ringed yesterday
plus Nick Wood the Northants
Ringing Group Secretary.
Images courtesy of Chris Payne.

Sparrowhawk at Stortons
Pits today, first ringed 
there last year.
Images courtesy of
Chris Payne.