The next generation of birds

Hello

A wet morning but a dryer, sunny afternoon.

Over at Stanford Reservoir today the best birds were a Barn Owl, a Cetti's Warbler and three Oystercatchers.

At Pitsford Reservoir birds north of the causeway were an Osprey, a Great White Egret and a calling Cuckoo and Small Heath butterflies were active in Scaldwell Meadow.

A Grey Wagtail was in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth and Summer Leys LNR provided sightings of a Bittern, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Little Ringed Plover, a Hobby and a Peregrine. Two Avocets were in the Whiston Locks area of the Nene Valley this evening.

Black Hairstreak butterflies were active in Brampton Wood today, a relatively new site in the county.

Regards

Neil M

Young Barn Owls ringed today,
courtesy of Chris Payne.

A family party of Blackcaps
at Stortons Pits today courtesy
of Tony Stanford.