Northamptonshire Birding

Hello Yesterday was a wash-out locally for bird sightings but at least some birds of interest have been seen today! Yesterday (Wednesday) th...

Hello A wet and windy day but considerably milder...with perhaps not quite so much rain as forecast? A flock of 'probable' Waxwings,...

Hello Today I spent much of the day at Ditchford Pits completing the WeBS count on my allocated section of this very large complex. It remai...

Hello It was the turn of the tetrad SP54 for the short day count today and we began the day at Edgcote and Trafford Bridge with plenty of Re...

Hello A rather wet day in the county today which I spent much of the time visiting wild bird feeding stations topping up feeders and complet...

Hello Today was the Banbury Ornithological Society Short Day Count in SP55, an opportunity to try and see as many species as possible in a 1...

Hello Birds visible at Pitsford Reservoir today included a drake Smew still in the Holcot Bay and two adult Caspian Gulls briefly this after...

Nuthatch courtesy of Robin Gossage. Hello Seemingly a quiet birding day in the county today and despite multiple observers at Pitsford Reser...

Hello Rather unpleasant, wet and dreary weather in the county today which is perhaps why there has been a lack of reports. At least one Yell...

Hello A cold but pleasant winter day provided a nice array of birds in the county and with the two Yellow-browed Warblers still in the vicin...

Hello New Year's Day generally provides the incentive for starting the year off bird-filled and so it proved to be. A Brambling and two ...

Hello And yet another year comes to an end! I'd only just acclimatized to the year 2022 and tomorrow it's 2023! For me it's been...

 I had to pop over to Wellingborough this morning and on my way home made a detour to Mary's Lake at Summer Leys for another look at the...

 Summer Leys was the place to be today. It began with a male Hen Harrier passing through.  This bird had originally been spotted by Martin S...

 I actually managed quite a bit of birding today as I had only left myself a few last minute errands to fit in.  I  was up early as usual an...

Hello A wet, foggy and rather miserable day's weather whilst I was driving and walking around the winter feeding stations today. The bes...