Waders, chats and warblers

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More evidence of on-going migration if required is again from Stanford Reservoir where nearly seven hundred new birds were ringed by ringers operating there. A Wood Warbler was the most impressive catch but there were also five Grasshopper Warblers and three Common Redstarts amongst the throng. Three birds caught were already with rings from ringing operations elsewhere. Other birds noted there today were four Ravens, a Common Sandpiper, a Spotted Flycatcher and a Hobby.

Over a hundred birds of twenty-one species were processed by ringers at Pitsford Reservoir today which included tits, finches and warblers. A Chiffchaff was bearing a ring from elsewhere. Birds noted on-site today included seven Great White Egrets, a Wood Sandpiper, at least seven Greenshanks, at least one Green Sandpiper, four Ruff, four Common Snipe, a Ringed Plover, a Hobby and a Wheatear - all north of the causeway and primarily in the Scaldwell Bay.

A Little Stint was discovered at Clifford Hill Pits today but it could be elusive. Other birds were a Dunlin, four Common Sandpipers, a Ringed Plover and a Kingfisher.

An Osprey flew west over the Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits where also a Common Sandpiper and a Little Ringed Plover with a Whinchat at Elinor Lake.

A Wood Sandpiper was located at Summer Leys LNR where also a Green Sandpiper and a Greenshank.

The Hen Harrier wasn't reported in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton/Blueberry area but a series of observers during the day located a Marsh Harrier, four Whinchats, two Common Redstarts, two Wheatears and two Hobbies in the general area.

Hollowell Reservoir today attracted the Ruddy Shelduck, a feeding Curlew, a Ruff, a juvenile Ringed Plover, two Little Ringed Plovers, an Osprey and a Whinchat with Naseby Reservoir recording a Ruff, a Ringed Plover, three Greenshanks, two Green Sandpipers, five Common Sandpipers and the adult Caspian Gull.

A Common Redstart was located at Denton Wood this morning and Eyebrook Reservoir hosted seven Knot and a Sanderling.

Regards

Neil M

Ringed Plover courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

 

Tachina fera fly
courtesy of Tony Stanford.

Pied Wagtail courtesy
of John Tilly

Swallows courtesy of
John Tilly.

Red Admiral courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Ever watchful - Eleanor and her
pack on the look out in the Brampton
Valley below Hanging Houghton.
Image courtesy of Aamir Aziz Mughal.