Monday's birds

Hello

At Stanford Reservoir there were ten Common Sandpipers around the dam and a juvenile Cuckoo. Ringers there processed seventy-three new birds.

At Pitsford Reservoir there was a fishing Osprey north of the causeway, a Common Sandpiper, five Great White Egrets and a Crossbill flew south early on. Forty-seven new birds were ringed on-site.

A Wood Sandpiper was still at Eyebrook Reservoir this morning.

In what appears to be a good year for the species, a juvenile Cuckoo also appeared at Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits today where there was also three Oystercatchers, a Little Ringed Plover, three Common Sandpipers and a Green Sandpiper.

Summer Leys LNR attracted a Greenshank, an Oystercatcher, a Great White Egret and broods of Tufted Duck and Gadwall.

This afternoon there was a still a Common Redstart at Bunker Two, Harrington Airfield plus a single adult Grey Partridge and four Ravens.

This evening the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton provided a juvenile Marsh Harrier and a Hobby with a Common Redstart and two Whinchats in the vicinity of shrike hedge.

Regards

Neil M

Red-veined Darter.

Wasp Spider.

Scarlet Darter.

Scarlet Darter.

Keeled Skimmer.

A little exotica (above) from Dorset courtesy
of Jim Dunkley

Great White Egret courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Goldfinch courtesy
of Tony Stanford.