Early autumn passerine migration

Hello

At Stanford Reservoir there was a Common Sandpiper today and yesterday (Thursday) a juvenile Stonechat was caught and ringed.

Today a very young juvenile Black Redstart was photographed in a garden situation at an undisclosed location 'ten minutes away from Summer Leys LNR'.

Further movement was detected at Harrington Airfield today with a ringing session there catching migrant warblers including three Sedge Warblers which don't breed on-site. A Meadow Pipit was also there and two single Crossbills flew west during the morning. At least one Raven was present.

In the Nene Valley eleven Cattle Egrets (seven adults, four juveniles) were at a breeding site which also attracted an Egyptian Goose family and three Mandarin Ducks.

Ten Crossbills were seen flying east over Weekley Wood Avenue, Kettering early this morning.

Clifford Hill Pits hosted two Barnacle Geese again plus a Dunlin and two Little Ringed Plovers.

A Common Redstart and a Hobby and several Meadow Pipits were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton and another Common Redstart was at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell where two Crossbills and a Siskin flew over.

Regards

Neil M

Purple Hairstreak courtesy
of Neil Hasdell.

Brimstone courtesy of
Neil Hasdell.

Male Broad-bodied Chaser.

Meadow Pipit courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Common Blue courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Juvenile Starling courtesy
of Tony Stanford.