Northamptonshire Birding

Hello On Saturday 8th Oct we finally bit the bullet and took a boat to the island of Tresco, and it wasn't too long before we were w...

On Wednesday last week whilst surveying the large number of wildfowl congregated in the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Res, my attention was capt...

Hello Like much of the country, the Isles of Scilly have been hit with continual blustery easterly winds which has produced large numbers...

Hello On Monday Eleanor and I sailed from Penzance in Cornwall to the Isles of Scilly, a favourite location of ours. A rough crossing p...

Hello The next indoor meeting of the Northants Bird Club will be on Wednesday 5th October 2016, the venue again being the Fishing Lodge at ...

Hello Some ringing in the county this morning included a session in the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir where Dave Francis caught thr...

Female Stonechat Hello The main contingent of the Northants Ringing Group arrived back from the Pembrokeshire island of Skokholm this...

My daily visit to Harrington airfield was a little more productive today. The bushes were very quiet and the only warblers I could find were...

Although I have been out and about during the week I have failed to see very little. I have visited Harrington Airfield every day and it ha...

Hello More bird ringing at Stortons Gravel Pits this morning provided 51 captures, 44 of which were new birds. These included 8 Reed Warb...

Hello A couple more recoveries have been sent through recently of birds ringed in the county... Ring number Z604156 was placed on a juv...

Hello Last week-end saw the fourth annual celebration of bird migration at Spurn on the east coast of Yorkshire, known as Migfest:- www.spu...

Hello A walk at Harrington Airfield in the rain this morning didn't yield very much with just a handful of Chiffchaffs, a Grey Wagtai...