Waders, raptors and Painted Lady butterflies

Hello

A wet morning giving way to dryer conditions this afternoon.

In the Nene Valley today a Grey Plover was a good find on the north shore of the main basin at Clifford Hill Pits and birds of interest at Summer Leys LNR were a Sanderling, a Turnstone, two Ringed Plovers, a Greenshank and two Dunlin.

At Lilbourne Water Meadows today there was a Wood Sandpiper, two Common Sandpipers and two Little Ringed Plovers.

This evening an Osprey caught a trout just off the dam at Pitsford Reservoir and other birds there included a Kingfisher and three Grey Wagtails (two adults and a juvenile).

In the rain there were just a few wet raptors on the fields between Hanging Houghton and Cottesbrooke next to shrike hedge but this afternoon that number had risen to at least forty (Red Kites and Common Buzzards). Two Painted Lady butterflies were seen nearby.

Eyebrook Reservoir attracted an Avocet and three Sanderling today.

Regards

Neil M

Song Thrush courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Red Kite courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Grey Plover courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

White-legged Damselfly
courtesy of John Tilly.

Black and Red Froghopper
courtesy of John Tilly.

The new interpretative poster
board at Lamport Hall and an
example of a Swift nest box.

The box was one of ten made by
Chris Payne for installation and they
and the poster board were created with
support and funding from the Northants
Bird Club and West Northamptonshire
Council as co-ordinated by
 Helen Franklin. Images for the
board were kindly provided by Lewis
 Aaron and Dave Jackson.