Hello
This morning was an opportunity for local bird ringers to catch and ring migrants at the water treatment works in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth. Efforts seemed to coincide with some significant passage movement and one hundred and twenty-eight birds were processed with warblers dominating - nine Willow Warblers, six Chiffchaffs, twenty-two Sedge Warblers, sixteen Reed Warblers, fourteen Blackcaps, a Garden Warbler and twenty-five Common Whitethroats. Other birds ringed included a Tree Pipit, five Grey Wagtails, two Pied Wagtails and a small numbers of local birds.
Another Tree Pipit was noted heading south and other birds included a Raven and a Green Sandpiper.
A little further north and the shrike hedge area of the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton supported a Tree Pipit, a Common Redstart and a Whinchat.
Harrington Airfield was seemingly the venue for an overnight rave but even here migrants had dropped in this morning and included a Wheatear, four Whinchats, two Common Redstarts and a Marsh Harrier. About ten Spotted Flycatchers and two Common Redstarts were at Lamport Hall late this morning with the flycatchers reaching fifteen birds this evening.
Pitsford Reservoir today again attracted an early morning Osprey and it or another was perched up late in the morning. Other birds were the drake Red-crested Pochard, five Great White Egrets and a Whinchat. Two Hobbies were seen at Hollowell Reservoir.
At Stanford Reservoir over three hundred new birds were caught and ringed which included a male Common Redstart and three Grasshopper Warblers. Again an Osprey was there this morning plus a Marsh Harrier, the Ruddy Shelduck, a Yellow-legged Gull and a Common Sandpiper. A male Common Redstart remained at Woodford Halse LNR.
At Lilbourne Meadows reserve a Lesser Yellowlegs had joined the Pectoral Sandpiper on the dwindling flood meadow but nevertheless provided distant viewing on and off during the day. A Garganey, two Green Sandpipers, a Dunlin and Little Ringed Plovers were noted there too. Sadly the viewing opportunities are quite frankly appalling!
Regards
Neil M
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| Tree Pipit at Brixworth today. |
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| Cormorant at Pitsford Reservoir. |
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| A recently fledged juvenile Common Whitethroat at Harrington Airfield. |
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