Nene Valley Birding

As expected the Nene Valley always comes into it's own at this time of year. Yesterday Clifford Hill GP was the place to be with Grey Plover, Wood Sandpiper,  Bar Tailed Godwit, Arctic Terns and a female Blue Headed Wagtail being just a few of the birds reported.     There was a Garganey at Earls Barton GP,  2 Common Scotors on Otter Lake Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows and a steady passage of Arctic Terns through Stanwick GP.                                           Arctic Terns were also at Boddington Reservoir and Stanford Reservoir where there were also 2 Black Terns.                                       I visited Harrington Airfield in the afternoon and meandered around for a couple of hours, during which time I notched up female Ring Ouzel,  Grasshopper Warbler,  Cuckoo and 2 Northern Wheatears.                                                                                                         A Tree Pipit along a footpath near to Great Brington was a good find for Stuart Mundy.

Today the Ring Ouzel was proving elusive at Harrington Airfield and seemed to favour bunkers 2 and 3.    The female Blue Headed Wagtail was again at Clifford Hill GP plus 3 Avocets, Little Ringed Plovers and Northern Wheatear.     Nearby at Earls Barton GP there were 5 Avocets, Bittern, Greenshanks and 4 Arctic Terns through.     

Plenty of good quality birds about at the moment,  especially in the Nene Valley , but as we know at this time of year "interesting " birds can and will turn up anywhere.  Keep checking those hedgerows, fields and "your" local patch..............you just never know!!

Regards Eleanor 

Lapwing.

Great Crested Grebe.

Images courtesy of
Tony Stanford.