Hello
After a cloudy start it became sunny again and the wind strength was strong.
A very early find at Clifford Hill Pits this morning were two Common Scoters on the main pit. The two juvenile Common Redstarts were still on the west side of the complex and a Common Sandpiper was also present.
Thirteen Black-tailed Godwits were at Summer Leys LNR early this morning.
Two Green Sandpipers were at Deene Lake and in the Welland Valley just south of Gretton Weir there was an adult male Common Redstart, a couple of Grey Wagtails, good numbers of White-legged Damselflies and plenty of Banded Demoiselles with several Brown Hawkers and Blue Emperors too.
Three Ringed Plovers were seemingly brief visitors to Priors Hall Lake on the outskirts of Corby and odonata included a Blue-eyed Hawker (or Southern Migrant Hawker if you prefer) in the sedge-filled gullet just upstream from the lake (what3words clapper.tests.sports). Small Red-eyed Damselflies and Ruddy Darters were in the same spot and the lake itself supported many Black-tailed Skimmers, several Blue Emperors and at least one Lesser Emperor. It was great to see the Sand Martin box being used by breeding Sand Martins.
A Common Redstart was found at Cold Ashby Golf Centre this afternoon, in the eastern perimeter fence/hedgerow. Nearby and Stanford Reservoir recorded two Ospreys flying over in a north-easterly direction at 5pm, the Ruddy Shelduck again, a Redshank and four Common Sandpipers.
A family party of Spotted Flycatchers were at the Gamboro' Plantation today (between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton).
Regards
Neil M
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| Common Scoters (and Pochard) courtesy of Tyler Atkinson. |
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| Brown Hawker (ovipositing) and Banded Demoiselle. |
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| Small Red-eyed Damselfly. |
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| Banded Demoiselle and White-legged Damselfly. |
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