Migrants in the Nene Valley

Hello

For me the day started with two vocal Barnacle Geese flying west over the house at Hanging Houghton early this morning, presumably the birds from Pitsford Reservoir yesterday.

A subsequent visit to Scotland Wood provided views of three mobile Crossbills and at least eleven Siskins. Nearby west of Lamport the four Short-eared Owls remain in a field (these birds seemingly do not hunt by day).

The three Black-tailed Godwits were still on the main pit at Stanwick Pits early this morning and at Earls Barton Pits the new workings attracted a Little Ringed Plover, two Oystercatchers, two Green Sandpipers and three Shelducks. At Summer Leys LNR a Sandwich Tern was present briefly, there were up to seven Black-tailed Godwits (later reducing to four), a Grey Plover, two Golden Plovers, a Little Ringed Plover, a Swallow and a Sand Martin.`

A Goosander was present at Stortons Pits and a Water Shrew was an excellent record.

A Swallow and eight Sand Martins were at Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston Pits and at Ditchford Pits a Cattle Egret was in a field near Ditchford Lane and the female Ring-necked Duck was still on the Cotton Reel Pit.

A blogsite has been created to represent the Northants Ringing Group and can be found at:-

https://northantsringinggroup.blogspot.com

Regards

Neil M

Greylag Geese courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Canada Geese courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Little Egret at Abington Park
courtesy of Dave Jackson.