Maelstrom Monday

Hello

Yet more dynamic weather today as the turbulent year continues!

An early morning meander at Harrington Airfield confirmed the continuing presence of the female Ring Ouzel at Bunker Three and Short-eared Owl at Bunker One.

Over at Stanford Reservoir a drake Ferruginous Duck was a good find and remained all day off the dam and two Shelduck and five Common Sandpipers were present too.

An Osprey was at Hollowell Reservoir early this morning where there were about one hundred and eighty Sand Martins and a Common Sandpiper. This afternoon there were two fishing Ospreys at Ravensthorpe Reservoir, one of them successfully catching something. There was a single Shelduck present and a Kingfisher carrying a fish in flight over the causeway will be breeding nearby.

This afternoon Boddington Reservoir attracted four Common Sandpipers and another Common Sandpiper and seven Yellow Wagtails were at the dam at Pitsford Reservoir.

In the Nene Valley there was a Cattle Egret and three Ringed Plovers at Summer Leys LNR and a Common Sandpiper, two Redshanks, an Oystercatcher, a Little Ringed Plover and Yellow Wagtail all at the New Workings at Earls Barton. A Marsh Harrier and a Curlew were found at Stanwick Pits today and six Oystercatchers were at Upton Country Park.

Regards

Neil M

Rook courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Kestrel courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Redshank courtesy
of John Tilly.

Greenbottle courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Dark-edged Bee Fly
courtesy of Robin Gossage.