Turning up the heat

Hello

A very warm day and with more to come it seems! 😮

Few migrants on the move as far as spring is concerned but post-breeding movement is certainly occurring. A Common Sandpiper was at Stanford Reservoir today, a Siskin passed over Hanging Houghton calling and Pitsford Reservoir still had a fishing Great White Egret in the Scaldwell Bay and a Ringed Plover was heard.  Small numbers of Lesser Black-backed Gulls are already drifting south.

Marbled White butterflies are experiencing an amazing early flight period with good numbers at many sites including Pitsford Reservoir.

Two good birds at Thrapston Pits today were a Bittern on the Titchmarsh reserve and a Black Tern on Town Lake. At Clifford Hill Pits one of the Nene Valley Avocets was there early this morning plus two Shelducks and a Little Ringed Plover. Seven Avocets were at the Earls Barton New Workings South/Whiston Wetlands later in the morning.

At Stortons Pits this morning two male Cuckoos were engaged in a territorial dispute.

Regards

Neil M

Images from Pitsford Reservoir
today...fishing Grey Heron and 
Marbled White butterfly courtesy
of Neil Hasdell.

Common Mallow courtesy
of John Tilly.

Pond Turtles at Rushden Lakes,
possibly Common Slider (non native)
courtesy of Tony Stanford.

Chiffchaff courtesy
of Tony Stanford.