Warblers on the move

Hello

The Wood Sandpiper remained at Eyebrook Reservoir today and at Stanford Reservoir there was a Hobby, three family parties of Great Crested Grebes and a Cetti's Warbler. Yesterday at Stanford Reservoir a staggering 316 new birds were caught and ringed which included seventy-seven Reed Warblers, one hundred and seventeen Sedge Warblers and two Grasshopper Warblers. Birds on-site included an Osprey, a Great White Egret and a Common Sandpiper. A Bedstraw Hawkmoth was also found, a rare moth inland.

Also yesterday there was some ringing at Linford Lakes, Milton Keynes which yielded seventy-two birds which included twenty Reed Warblers, twenty Garden Warblers, twelve Chiffchaffs, nine Blackcaps, three Sedge Warblers and three Reed Buntings. Two Great White Egrets and a Green Sandpiper were also there. Six Reed Warblers, a Sedge Warbler and several Sand Martins were similarly processed at Pitsford Reservoir.

Two Common Sandpipers were at Boddington Reservoir today, a male Common Redstart was in a hedgerow just north of Woodford Halse LNR, another Common Redstart was between the gates at Everdon Stubbs and two Common Redstarts were at the traditional stop-over at Fawsley Granary with an audible Little Owl nearby.

A male Common Redstart was between Guilsborough and Cold Ashby this afternoon and a Crossbill flew over East Hunsbury, Northampton.

At Summer Leys LNR a Bittern was seen in flight briefly and a juvenile Marsh Harrier showed well there. Clifford Hill Pits attracted a Barnacle Goose, a Common Sandpiper and a Little Ringed Plover.

Regards

Neil M

Garden Warbler courtesy
of Kenny Cramer.

Sedge Warbler courtesy
of Kenny Cramer.

Poplar Hawk-moth.

Harlequin Ladybird
courtesy of John Tilly.