Harvest-time birding

Hello

The ringers were busy at Stanford Reservoir again today with a further 216 new birds ringed and other birds noted on-site were a juvenile Cuckoo, a Common Gull and a Hobby.

Birds at Eyebrook Reservoir amounted to the Wood Sandpiper still plus three Green Sandpipers, three Common Sandpipers and a Redshank.

An Osprey was north of the causeway at Pitsford Reservoir again this morning and three Common Redstarts were still in scant hedging next to Woodford Halse LNR.

In the Nene Valley a Bittern was seen to fly over the A45 at Ditchford Pits late this morning and sixteen or more Cattle Egrets were reported from the Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston Pits before moving off south-west.

A Marsh Harrier was at Summer Leys LNR plus a Common Snipe, a Common Sandpiper and a family party of Egyptian Geese. Spotted Flycatchers and a Little Owl were audible in Hanging Houghton village today and two Barn Owls were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this evening.

Regards

Neil M

Dark Bush-cricket.

Chiffchaff courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Common Whitethroat
courtesy of Tony Stanford.

Ruddy Darter.

Pitsford Reservoir.