Hello
This morning probably represents the best morning's birding at Pitsford Reservoir this year, with a number of observers visiting the Scaldwell Bay. David Arden found a Little Stint early this morning and other birds on show included two or three Ospreys, at least one Marsh Harrier, a Hobby, a Black Tern, four Yellow-legged Gulls, five Black-tailed Godwits, up to nine Greenshanks, four Green Sandpipers, fifteen Great White Egrets, a Kingfisher, three Grey Wagtails and a confiding Wheatear. A small but steady flow of Yellow Wagtails passed south over the Scaldwell Bay during the morning.
Two Ravens were near Brixworth, four Whinchats were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton early this morning and the male Pied Flycatcher was seen again at Gamboro' Plantation plus several Spotted Flycatchers and with a 'ringtail' Hen Harrier nearby.
A Crossbill was over Corby village this morning, a family of Spotted Flycatchers were at Barnwell Country Park behind the visitors centre and two Common Swifts were over Clifford Hill Pits.
The Glossy Ibis popped back up at Summer Leys LNR this morning where also a Hobby, Green and Common Sandpipers, a Greenshank, a Ruff and a Kingfisher with a female Common Redstart being found nearby on Mary's Lake.
Eyebrook Reservoir attracted singles of Caspian Gull, Curlew Sandpiper and Black Tern today and the Caspian Gull and Ruddy Shelduck were again reported from Naseby Reservoir.
Stanford Reservoir saw five more Common Redstarts caught and ringed today and three more Grasshopper Warblers caught and ringed. Other birds noted on-site were three Common Sandpipers, a Cetti's Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher.
Regards
Neil M
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| Wheatear courtesy of Neil Hasdell. |
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| Young Great Spotted Woodpecker courtesy of David Smith. |
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| Black Tern courtesy of David Smith. All the above images were taken at Pitsford Reservoir today. |
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