First day of the month

Hello

A cool, grey start to the day but the sun then arrived and warmed us all up!

Few migrants were obvious at Harrington Airfield this morning and a flock of thirteen Golden Plovers flew over after taking a look at the top fields and deciding to move on. A Barn Owl was in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this morning.

What appeared to be a White-tailed Eagle was watched overflying Chase Park, Yardley Chase this morning flying north-east towards Denton. A presumed bird from the Isle of Wight scheme, we await satellite tracking data to assess whether it was one of the project birds.

Stanford Reservoir attracted a Yellow Wagtail, two Oystercatchers, a Blackcap and two Great White Egrets and Hollowell Reservoir logged a Jack Snipe, two Common Snipe and a flock of about a hundred Fieldfares flew north.

At Summer Leys LNR today the Glossy Ibis was still present and other birds were two Black-tailed Godwits, two Little Ringed Plovers, a Great White Egret and a passing flock of eighty Common Gulls. Four Blackcaps were singing around the reserve and two Willow Warblers were at the back of Mary's Lake.

A Cattle Egret flew along the River Nene below Cogenhoe and Ravens were over the village. A Ring-necked Parakeet was in flight over Abington Meadows, Northampton this morning.

Regards

Neil M

Orange-tip.

Peacock.

Black-tailed Godwits and Redshank.

Glossy Ibis.

All images courtesy of Tony Stanford.