October Wryneck

Hello

A rather quiet day in the county again today with plenty of common bird migration still on-going but little in the way of scarcer birds until that man Stuart found a Wryneck in Dallington Cemetry, Northampton this afternoon! Well done Stuart!

Very mild, almost humid conditions if cloudy with little sunshine didn't feel very seasonal and visible migration included Swallows, Skylarks, Meadow Pipits and finches.

A Merlin over Irthlingborough early this morning is seasonal though and a quiet day at Summer Leys LNR provided an adult Yellow-legged Gull and two Common Snipe. Another adult Yellow-legged Gull was on the Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits this afternoon.

At Hollowell Reservoir today the female Ruddy Shelduck was on show plus two Ringed Plovers and a Dunlin. Four Ravens (two feeding on a road kill Pheasant) and a couple of calling Grey Partridges were at Harrington Airfield today with another Raven at Hanging Houghton.

Two Great White Egrets were in the Walgrave Bay at Pitsford Reservoir this morning.

Regards

Neil M

Wryneck - but not the
Dallington bird!

Skylark courtesy
of John Tilly.

Common Buzzard.