Hello
I popped up to Harrington Airfield this morning before it became too hot and took a gentle meander around the bunkers. A Grey Partridge was accidently flushed and I saw the briefest views of a bird by Bunker Two that may have been a Common Redstart but it declined to show itself again. Despite the arid conditions there is a reasonable bloom of flowers there which includes various vetches, Common Spotted Orchid, Bee Orchid and Common Centaur.
Butterflies were in abundance with lots of Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small Heath, Marbled White, Small and Large Skippers etc. Five-spot Burnet and Cinnabar were among the day-flying moths active on the flowers. A Common Toad is a rare sight up there and I managed to ambush a Brown Hare hopping along the edge of an oat field - I don't think it ever really knew I was there!
A Spotted Flycatcher was in Hanging Houghton village, two Barn Owls were near Cottesbrooke and an Osprey made a couple of fishing forays again at Pitsford Reservoir.
A Black Tern made a brief appearance at Eyebrook Reservoir today and Stanford Reservoir hosted a Curlew, two Oystercatchers, a Common Sandpiper and two Cuckoos.
Regards
Neil M
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| Bittern on the Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits yesterday courtesy of Nick Parker. |
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| Marbled White at Harrington Airfield today. |
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| Brown Hare at Harrington Airfield today. |
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