Northamptonshire Birding

Hello Yesterday (Thursday) a Whinchat was at shrike hedge in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton and a Common Redstart lingered in th...

Hello Yesterday the WeBS count was completed at Pitsford Reservoir in pleasant, warm conditions. Five Great White Egrets stalked the shallow...

Hello My apologies for the lack of blogs recently. We are currently experiencing all sorts of connectivity problems which as yet remain unre...

 Another few lovely Autumn days where I have been lucky enough to spend a fair bit of time outdoors.  The dogs have certainly had a good amo...

 With the mist hanging over the fields and valley,  the hedgerows laden with ripening fruit and the majority of the crops cut it really is A...

 I've been away for the weekend competing with my bird themed dogs, Rouzel,  Jaeger and Spot the Birdie twitcher Tor, who did quite well...

Hello Having just returned from two tours in north-west Scotland it's a whistle-stop visit to the county before I go off on my travels a...

 I have been out of county for a  few days and as well as spending today catching up with the mundane tasks of shopping etc, I  have also be...

Hello The following spectacular images of a Merlin were taken by Beth Clyne (not in Northants) and depict a bird hunting dragonflies, not no...

 Today I started with an early morning visit to Harrington Airfield and as soon as I got out of the car I could hear lots of bird sound and ...

Hello The group of Spotted Flycatchers on the southern edge of Lamport Hall have proved popular recently with twenty birds regularly seen an...

Again my birding has been dominated by Common Redstarts and Spotted Flycatchers.  It was a case of visiting these areas whilst trying to dod...

 After a busy day yesterday where my birding was limited I decided to check the areas again for Flycatchers and Redstarts.   First stop was ...

 We are rapidly heading towards my favourite time of year Autumn. Already to the dismay of many who are wondering what has happened to Summe...

Hello The latest batch of ringing recoveries associated with Northants Ringing Group activities includes quite a number of Reed Warblers fro...

Hello With a Spotted Flycatcher, a Lesser Whitethroat and a Willow Warbler all in the garden this morning, there can be no doubt that autumn...

Hello The main lake at Stanwick Pits hosted a Wood Sandpiper for much of the day today and this afternoon there were eight Yellow-legged Gul...