Birds on the last day of the month

Hello

Presumably the same Glossy Ibis was seen at Summer Leys LNR first thing and then later at Dragonfly Lake on the Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows reserve at Ditchford Pits.

Brookfield Plantation at Corby hosted at least one Crossbill in larches at the middle crossroads with a Spotted Flycatcher also present.

Two Greenshanks were at Boddington Reservoir, a Ruff and a Common Sandpiper were at Summer Leys LNR and a Ruff, a Green Sandpiper and a Little Ringed Plover were at Hollowell Reservoir.

A female Common Redstart was at Nobottle village and at least six Spotted Flycatchers and a Common Redstart were at Lamport Hall.

At Pitsford Reservoir birds north of the causeway this afternoon included two Ospreys together, nine Great White Egrets, three Yellow-legged Gulls, a Black Tern, five Black-tailed Godwits, nine Greenshanks, three Green Sandpipers, a Common Sandpiper and three Common Snipe. At the dam-end this evening an adult Osprey caught a fish and other birds were three Ravens, three Yellow-legged Gulls, an adult Caspian Gull and a Oystercatcher.

An afternoon visit to Harrington Airfield provided three Common Redstarts, two Spotted Flycatchers, a Whinchat, a Wheatear and a Marsh Harrier, quite different to the morning when nothing of note was seen!

Stanford Reservoir produced a Marsh Harrier today plus three Common Sandpipers, a Hobby. three Spotted Flycatchers, fifteen Grey Wagtails and a Cetti's Warbler.

Regards

Neil M

Red Kite courtesy
of Jim Dunkley.

Six-spot Burnett courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Common Whitethroat
courtesy of Jim Dunkley.