Hello
Another ringing session took place today, this time at Stortons Pits where some fifty-one birds were caught and processed, again with warblers at the forefront - seven Common Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, five Sedge Warblers, twelve Blackcaps, five Reed Warblers and two Cetti's Warblers. One of the Reed Warblers was ringed as an adult at the same site back in 2019 by John Woollett. Other birds included two Song Thrushes, a Blackbird and a couple of Reed Buntings.
Two Nightingales were on the edge of the reserve, one showing well at times, and other birds included a Bittern and a Cuckoo.
Two Grasshopper Warblers were located at Stanford Reservoir today where also two Common Sandpipers, a Water Rail and a rufous morph female Cuckoo.
At Pitsford Reservoir today there was a Great White Egret and a third year Yellow-legged Gull north of the causeway and three Tree Sparrows remain at Rectory Farm near Old village. At least three hundred Stock Doves remain on the top fields at Harrington Airfield.
An early Spotted Flycatcher was at Braunston today and at Summer Leys LNR the Glossy Ibis was present, a first year Little Gull stayed awhile and a Ruff was seen with a Whimbrel nearby in a field next to the old railway line. The New Workings section/Whiston Wetlands provided a cracking record of three Wood Sandpipers this evening.
A Hobby was seen at the Titchmarsh reserve, Thrapston Pits, a Peregine was noted over Far Cotton, Northampton and a Greenshank was on pools in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth.
Cliffird Hill Pits attracted three Whimbrel, two Common Sandpipers, a Wood Sandpiper, an Oystercatcher, a Cuckoo and a Wheatear.
Single Cuckoos were recorded from Delta Pit at Ditchford Pits and Hazelborough Forest.
Regards
Neil M
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| Male Yellowhammer. |
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| Female Green Woodpecker. Above images from Harrington Airfield yesterday courtesy of Dr Sean Gower. |
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| Nightingale today at Stortons Pits courtesy of Tony Stanford. |
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