Cold nights in September

Hello

A cold start to the morning and apparently an even cooler one tomorrow morning! Plenty of sunshine, a blustery breeze and showers today too.

Birds north of the causeway at Pitsford Reservoir included a Whinchat, four Great White Egrets, five Green Sandpipers and a 'Commic' Tern. Stanford Reservoir hosted a Black Tern still, a Wheatear, two Hobbies, two Common Sandpipers and a Kingfisher. Hollowell Reservoir managed an adult Caspian Gull, a Wheatear and three Stonechats.

In the Nene Valley there were two Marsh Harriers at Summer Leys LNR plus a Pintail, Great White Egrets, two Green Sandpipers and a Common Sandpiper. Another Marsh Harrier was seen at the Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston Pits this morning. The Black-necked Grebe was again reported from Clifford Hill Pits this morning.

Birds in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton were two Grey Wagtails and a Green Sandpiper at the Brampton Brook and four Whinchats, two Stonechats, a Wheatear and a Marsh Harrier in the shrike hedge area.

Harrington Airfield provided sightings of a Common Redstart, two Wheatears and a Marsh Harrier this afternoon. Meadow Pipits, wagtails and hirundines were again moving through the county in good numbers today.

Regards

Neil M

Grey Heron.

Whinchat at Pitsford Reservoir
today courtesy of Neil Hasdell.

Green Sandpipers at Pitsford
Reservoir today courtesy of
Neil Hasdell.

Chiffchaff courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Woodpigeon squabs
courtesy of John Tilly.