Pitsford Reservoir WeBS count

 Hello

The August waterbird count was completed at Pitsford Reservoir today in quite dull but at times humid conditions. With lowering water levels and an exposed shoreline, it was great to see reasonable number of waders making use of the habitat to rest and feed.

South of the causeway there was an adult Osprey fishing, thirteen Little Egrets, a Common Redstart by the dam, a couple of vocal Ravens, a Wheatear, up to eight Grey Wagtails, a Green Sandpiper, two Common Sandpipers, two Greenshanks, a Dunlin, a Turnstone and four Ringed Plovers.

North of the causeway there were two Ospreys (adult and juvenile), a Marsh Harrier, seven Great White Egrets, thirteen Little Egrets, a Garganey, a juvenile Shelduck, two Wigeon, sixteen Black-tailed Godwits, a Golden Plover, 7-10 Greenshanks, two Ruff, four Green Sandpipers, six Common Sandpipers, five Common Snipe, two adult Yellow-legged Gulls, three Spotted Flycatchers and a Grey Wagtail.

There were two sightings of a single Osprey over nearby Brixworth today.

At Stanford Reservoir today the Ferruginous Duck remained in situ plus a Green Sandpiper, three Common Sandpipers and two Kingfishers. A colour-ringed Black-headed Gull was apparently initially ringed in Belarus in 2024.

The Pectoral Sandpiper remained at Daventry Country Park today and other waders there were a Common Sandpiper and six Dunlin.

At Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits the Glossy Ibis re-appeared and there was also three Garganey, a Wood Sandpiper and a Greenshank. One of the bird information services reported that a Glossy Ibis was at Summer Leys LNR this evening.

A Curlew, three Common Sandpipers and forty Yellow Wagtails were at Clifford Hill Pits this morning.

This afternoon saw a Whinchat, a Wheatear and a Common Redstart at shrike hedge in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton and a Common Redstart and at least six Spotted Flycatchers at Gamboro' Plantation. Nearby and two Common Redstarts were at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell where also a Marsh Harrier and a Hobby family party.

A Single Raven and a Grey Wagtail were both at Hanging Houghton village and in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth today.

Regards

Neil M

Greenshank.

Common Sandpiper.

Turnstone.

Grey Wagtail.