A very wet Sunday

Hello

A very wet day (again), when will it stop raining?

The drake Ring-necked Duck was at Kinewell Lake, Ringstead Pits again today and the drake Smew was again reported from Clifford Hill Pits.

Four European White-fronted Geese appeared again at Stanwick Pits, in fields to the north of Main Lake this afternoon.

Two different Marsh Harriers (including the orange-tagged bird) at Summer Leys LNR.

The Red-throated Diver was again at Ravensthorpe Reservoir today and at one stage flew to the north of the causeway and plonked itself down on the water there.

Forty European White-fronted Geese, a Goosander and four Great White Egrets were at Stanford Reservoir today.

A Great White Egret was at Blatherwycke Lake, five Ravens were at Harrington Airfield and birds in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton included the pair of Stonechats, a Woodcock and four Common Snipe.

Yesterday there were still four Tree Sparrows at Rectory Farm, outside Old village and a garden ringing session on the northern outskirts of Northampton provided thirty-four captures which included nineteen Goldfinches, two Siskins, a Greenfinch, a Long-tailed Tit, four Great Tits and seven Blue Tits.

Regards

Neil M

Yellow-legged Gull.

Caspian Gull.

Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Sparrowhawk.