More April migration

Hello

More sunshine but cool conditions and with a light breeze didn't halt the migrants today.

A ringing session at Woodford Halse today yielded fifty-two birds of seventeen species and included three Redpolls, a Nuthatch, a Jackdaw, a Woodpigeon, five Blackbirds, six Blackcaps, a Chiffchaff, a Treecreeper and eleven Greenfinches.

The Red-throated Diver remained at Hollowell Reservoir today and birds at Pitsford Reservoir were a Little Ringed Plover, three Yellow Wagtails and a couple each of Redpoll and Siskin.

A male Common Redstart was at Ravensthorpe Reservoir, in the boundary hedgerow between the fishing lodge and the oak wood. A White Wagtail and seven Yellow Wagtails were in horse paddocks next to Welford Reservoir where also a Common Sandpiper was on the dam.

At Thrapston Pits the drake Ring-necked Duck was still on North Lake today and a Reed Warbler and a Grasshopper Warbler were by the heronry lake.

The Summer Leys LNR provided a Common Tern, the Glossy Ibis briefly, a Ruff and a Greenshank. The ibis turned up later at the New Workings section of Earls Barton Pits and other birds included two Grey Partridges, the drake Red-crested Pochard, a Green Sandpiper and a Shelduck.

A Marsh Harrier was at Stanford Reservoir where there was also a Great White Egret, two Water Rails, a Grasshopper Warbler, a Yellow Wagtail, two Common Snipes, a Redpoll and two Ravens. A Little Owl was noted near Broughton and just a single Tree Sparrow was at Rectory Farm, Old.

Regards

Neil M

Jackdaw courtesy
of Chris Payne.

Yellow Wagtail.

Brown Hare (with short ears)!