Hello
An early morning check of the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton provided a Barn Owl, a Common Snipe and calling Grey Partridges.
At Stanford Reservoir a Woodcock was caught and ringed today and other birds recorded included four Water Rails and two Chiffchaffs.
A WeBS count at Ditchford Pits today located three Egyptian Geese west of Ditchford Lane plus as many as seven Cetti's Warblers and a couple of Chiffchaffs. East of Ditchford Lane and the complex yielded a Great White Egret, a Woodcock, a Jack Snipe, twenty-six Common Snipe, a Water Rail, a pair of Stonechats, another five or so Cetti's Warblers and five Chiffchaffs. Worryingly and following a couple of years of very low numbers there were no Kingfishers recorded. The Glossy Ibis was on the Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows section of the complex on grassland next to Otter Lake.
The Great Northern Diver showed very well off the dam at Pitsford Reservoir today and was taking and swallowing crayfish. An adult Yellow-legged Gull was there too.
Nick located a female/immature Common Scoter at Kinewell Lake, Ringstead Pits this afternoon where there were also three Goosanders.
Regards
Neil M
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