A humid Sunday

Hello

Another warm day but misty first thing and plenty of cloud cover cut down on the extreme heat.

A Ferruginous Duck at Stanford Reservoir this evening is likely to be one of a couple of long-staying/domicile birds from Warwickshire. Other birds there were a Common Sandpiper, three Oystercatchers and a Raven.

A Little Tern at Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows was a good mid-summer record and the female Ruddy Shelduck was today back at Winwick Pools.

At least seven Great White Egrets at Pitsford Reservoir today included a colour-ringed bird which has been present about a week but the ring was first accurately read today and proved to be an individual which was ringed as a nestling in Somerset in April this year.

Two Hobbies, two Common Sandpipers and Small Copper and Silver-washed Fritillary butterflies were present at Ravensthorpe Reservoir today. A Common Redstart was at Hollowell Reservoir and was last seen by the feeder stream at the north end of the reservoir. Another Common Redstart was again near Blueberry Farm, Maidwell this afternoon.

Crossbills today included eight at Wakerley Wood car park this morning and one in flight at Harry's Park Wood. A Grasshopper Warbler was seen near Whiston Lock in the Nene Valley early this afternoon in a field with pylons.

Regards

Neil M

Gatekeepers courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Adult female and juvenile male Green
 Woodpeckers courtesy of Tony Stanford.

Juvenile Starling.

Peacock butterfly.