Sunny Northamptonshire

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Another warm and sunny day after a cool start.

A Marsh Harrier flew north-east over Stanwick Pits and was presumably the same once seen later flying over the Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits. A Cattle Egret was also seen around North Lake at Stanwick this morning.

A pair of Garganey were found at the Whiston Wetlands today and lingered to provide views, in many respects they were somewhat overdue with good numbers in the country since last month.

At Summer Leys LNR today the Bar-tailed Godwit remained and other birds included two Little Ringed Plovers, six Common Snipe and a Great White Egret.

Six Golden Plovers were at Harrington Airfield today and the Priors Hall Quarry Lake at Corby attracted a Caspian Gull and a Yellow-legged Gull. A Caspian Gull was also reported from Eyebrook Reservoir again.

An Osprey was seen at Pitsford Reservoir and Hollowell Reservoir featured a Cattle Egret which is believed to be the first ever there, two Jack Snipe and three Common Snipe. Ravensthorpe Reservoir recorded a fly-through Whimbrel and a Common Sandpiper.

A Barn Owl was on the outskirts of Scaldwell village this evening.

With all this sunshine some of the county's scarcer butterflies have emerged and includes Dingy Skipper at Stonepit Close, Old Sulehay, Green Hairstreak at Collyweston Quarry and Grizzled Skipper at Twywell Hills and Dales.

Regards

Neil M

Drake Garganey.

Woodpigeons.

Great Crested Grebes in dispute
courtesy of Dave Jackson.

Peacock butterfly courtesy
of Jonathan Pitt.

Comma butterfly courtesy
of Jonathan Pitt.