Sunshine and no rain again!

Hello

Plenty of sunshine today but a lively cool breeze too!

At Pitsford Reservoir today an Osprey was north of the causeway with a fish and was mobbed by big gulls and appeared to be looking for peace and quiet to consume it's fish in the Walgrave Bay. A Great White Egret, six Sand Martins, a Swallow, a Kingfisher and an adult Yellow-legged Gull were in the Scaldwell Bay and later three Little Gulls flew in over the dam and headed towards the causeway.

The Summer Leys LNR Glossy Ibis put in an appearance again today where there were also four Black-tailed Godwits, a Dunlin and two Little Ringed Plovers. Clifford Hill Pits provided views of two Avocets, a Grey Plover, a Dunlin and a Little Ringed Plover.

A male Ring Ouzel was at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell this morning but couldn't be found this afternoon. A passage of five hundred Fieldfares moved north over there this morning and this afternoon there was a Wheatear and two Swallows. Blackcaps seem to be present in good numbers now, there was even one singing from our garden apple tree this afternoon. We are still receiving visits from six Reed Buntings coming to seed in the garden. A Swallow was seen over Harrington Airfield.

A Caspian Gull was noted at Eyebrook Reservoir today and two Bitterns were photographed at Thrapston Pits yesterday.

Regards

Neil M

Dunlin.

Wheatear.

Black-tailed Godwit.

All images courtesy
of Dave Jackson.