Odonata of Christie's Copse

Hello

Birds for Stanford Reservoir today included an Osprey, four Ravens, two Common Sandpipers, three Oystercatchers and a Siskin.

At Pitsford Reservoir this morning there was a range of odonata utilising the pools at Christies Copse in the Walgrave Bay which included Brown Hawker, Black-tailed Skimmer, Four-spotted Chaser, Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter, Large Red-eyed Damselfly and Common Azure Damselfly. A Kingfisher flew through.

This evening birds north of the causeway included a late in the day fishing Osprey, two Black-tailed Godwits, two Oystercatchers, a Green Sandpiper, two Common Sandpipers and five Great White Egrets. Which wasn't bad considering there were two people walking along the shoreline between the Bird Club hide and the Old Scaldwell Road before they were politely asked to vacate the area.

At Clifford Hill Pits this evening there were eleven Black-tailed Godwits, a Common Sandpiper and a Little Ringed Plover. Summer Leys LNR attracted three Pintail and an Osprey was seen with a trout over the Elinor lake at Thrapston Pits late morning.

A Common Redstart was found at Litchborough at the cricket field and another Common Redstart and a Whinchat were in the vicinity of Blueberry Farm, Maidwell this morning. A Kingfisher was noted at Towcester Water Meadows.

A probable second calendar year Marsh Harrier was at Harrington Airfield this morning and a Common Redstart was near the Chippings Compound.

Regards

Neil M

Common Emerald Damselfly.

Common Darter.

Black-tailed Skimmer.

Four-spotted Chaser.

Broad-bodied Chaser.

Common Darter.