Quiet September day

Hello

A rather quiet day in the county with few birds of note reported.

A Cattle Egret was at Eyebrook Reservoir on the island this morning and another was at Summer Leys LNR this afternoon.

A Black-necked Grebe remains at Thrapston Pits on Town Lake and a juvenile Ruff was on the Titchmarsh Reserve.

Hollowell Reservoir sported eight Ringed Plovers, a Dunlin and two Great White Egrets this afternoon.

Birds at Pitsford Reservoir included eleven Pintail in the Scaldwell Bay plus an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Green Sandpiper and three Great White Egrets. There wasn't much room for birds at the dam this evening what with a drone, paddleboards, canoeists, wild swimming and more disturbance...but there was a juvenile Yellow-legged Gull, two Common Sandpipers, a Grey Wagtail and a Kingfisher.

Sadly an Otter was found dead on the road just outside Scaldwell village over the week-end, probably following the little stream between Lamport and Pitsford Reservoir and probably struck after dark.

Many people up and down the country study prey remains from Peregrine nests and roost sites and bird remains at Market Harborough recently have included pigeons, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Grebe, Blackbird, Little Grebe, Golden Plover and Water Rail! Many of these species migrate at night so it is assumed they are intercepted as they fly over Market Harborough during the hours of darkness.

Regards

Neil M

Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar
courtesy of Jim Dunkley.

Great White Egret at
Pitsford Reservoir today.

Ruddy Darter.