Kittiwakes

Hello

This morning the most notable reports in the county relate to Hawfinches with one at Cottesbrooke near the church and five birds were seen in flight in the vicinity of Blatherwycke church.

A female Red-crested Pochard and a Stonechat were at Kislingbury Pits and a Cattle Egret was at the Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows.

This afternoon and gulls in the roost at Stanford Reservoir included two Mediterranean Gulls, a Caspian Gull and a first year Kittiwake, and other birds at the reservoir amounted to two Red-crested Pochards and a Great White Egret.

At Pitsford Reservoir a first year Kittiwake was flying around the dam mid afternoon and subsequently an adult was found on the water which was also joined by a first year which was probably a third bird. With dusk approaching five Kittiwakes were picked up circling over the dam and as they began to gain height two more birds joined them and they all flew off south. A minimum of seven birds were involved. Other birds included an adult Yellow-legged Gull, two Ravens and a Grey Wagtail.

Also this afternoon a Short-eared Owl was seen at Bunkers One and Two at Harrington Airfield and a Woodcock was also seen.

Regards

Neil M

Great Black-backed Gull.

First year Common Gull.

First year Kittiwakes
at Pitsford Reservoir
this afternoon.