Rain, strong winds, fresh butterflies

Hello

Another day of blustery conditions after some welcome overnight rain.

At Thrapston Pits a Bittern was seen on the Titchmarsh Reserve and other birds of note were a Dunlin, two Common Sandpipers and a Little Ringed Plover.

Stanford Reservoir provided for a Common Sandpiper, two Oystercatchers, two Hobbies, seven Ravens and two Kingfishers.

Two Ravens were at Lamport Hall this afternoon and lots of butterflies included Marbled Whites, Painted Ladies and pristine Red Admirals and Peacocks.

Two Green Sandpipers and a Silver-washed Fritillary were found at Daventry Country Park and two more Silver-washed Fritillaries visited a garden at Cherry Hill, Old.

An Osprey flying west was a good record for Preston Capes in the west of the county and Crossbill(s) were heard calling over Brackley this morning. Two Little Ringed Plovers were seen on the new balancing lake at Towcester north of Silverstone Brook.

Four Black-tailed Godwits have spent the day at Summer Leys LNR and waders at Lilbourne Water Meadows this morning were two Oystercatchers, a Ringed Plover and two Little Ringed Plovers.

Two Dunlin were at Clifford Hill Pits this morning plus a juvenile Little Ringed Plover and about a hundred Sand Martins.

Crossbills were detected at Pitsford Reservoir this morning with at least eight birds flying west over the Walgrave Bay and at least one other being heard in conifer plantations. Six Great White Egrets and a Yellow-legged Gull were around the Scaldwell Bay this evening.

At Harrington Airfield this evening there was a Common Redstart near to the Highways Chipping Compound plus an adult Grey Partridge with eight young and four Ravens.

Regards

Neil M

Peacock.

Marbled White.

Ringlet courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Juvenile Carrion Crow
courtesy of John Tilly.

Male House Sparrow courtesy
of Tony Stanford.