When the wind blows

Hello

Despite some constant wind, blustery at times, from the north-east, there is little change on the birding front in the county.

The exception seems to be Stanford Reservoir which had brief visitations from a Sandwich Tern this morning and a juvenile Little Gull this evening. A Hobby was also there with an Osprey at lunchtime.

Eyebrook Reservoir hosted a Black Tern, an Arctic Tern and two Wood Sandpipers.

The south end of Pitsford Reservoir was unremarkable despite a couple of visits there today, the best being four Yellow-legged Gulls, a Hobby and a Grey Wagtail.

A first winter Caspian Gull was seen at Daventry Country Park, two Common Sandpipers were at Boddington Reservoir and a juvenile Common Sandpiper showed well at Sixfields Lake Weir.

Clifford Hill Pits still hangs on to its Black-necked Grebe and Summer Leys LNR exhibited a Marsh Harrier, a Ruff, a Common Snipe and four Great White Egrets. The Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston Pits hosted a Hobby, a Greenshank, a Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper and a Common Snipe.

A Wheatear and a Green Sandpiper were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this morning.

Regards

Neil M

Common Sandpiper.

Grey Wagtail.

Gadwall.

Above images courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Grey Heron.

Yellow-legged Gull.