A still day in August

Hello

A little ringing at Pitsford Reservoir around the Old Scaldwell Road Feeding Station this morning provided captures of tits, finches and warblers which included Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler and Reed Warbler. Two Tree Pipits flew over calling and birds in the Scaldwell Bay included eight Great White Egrets, a Wood Sandpiper, a Green Sandpiper, five Ruff, at least four Greenshanks and eleven Common Snipe.

The Scaldwell Meadow on the reserve may have been mowed and baled but there were still Small Heath and Small Copper butterflies active there today.

Clifford Hill Pits hosted a Kingfisher, a Little Ringed Plover, three Common Sandpipers, a Cetti's Warbler and a Raven.

A possible Wood Sandpiper was at Summer Leys LNR plus two Common Sandpipers and a Greenshank. A Raven was noted over Weston Favell village and at least six Spotted Flycatchers were at Ramsden Corner, Church Stowe.

At least one elusive Pied Flycatcher was found in bushes at Gamborough Plantation between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton where also groups of two and five Crossbills were seen plus four Spotted Flycatchers, an 'acredula' type Willow Warbler, a Hobby and a fly-over Osprey.

Nearby and six Whinchats and a Common Redstart were at shrike hedge in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton.

Six Cattle Egrets were in a field west of Nene Way to the west of Ringstead Pits at about 11.30am.

Regards

Neil M

Bullfinch courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

House Sparrows.

Juvenile Moorhens at different stages in life!

Above four images courtesy
of John Tilly.