The dry weather continues

Hello

A calmer day with less wind but still dry and warm in the afternoon.

Pitsford Reservoir hosted three Common Sandpipers on the causeway and a Yellow-legged Gull and two Great White Egrets north of the causeway this morning. The Scaldwell Meadow was alive with butterflies with a profusion of Marbled Whites. This afternoon there were two Yellow-legged Gulls off the dam and a glimpse of what is believed to be the only successful pair of Mute Swans on the whole reservoir showing off five cygnets.

A Grey Partridge was at Harrington Airfield this morning and there were numerous Marbled Whites there too. In such arid conditions the Common Spotted Orchids are going over already.

Two Cattle Egrets in summer plumage were at Titchmarsh reserve, Thrapston Pits early this afternoon.

A Green-eyed Hawker was seen again at Toad Pond at Summer Leys LNR.

Regards

Neil M

Common Blue Damselflies.

Large Red-eyed Damselfly.

Common Centaur.

Juvenile Robin courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Nuthatch courtesy of
Tony Stanford.