Northamptonshire Birding

Hello A flock of nine Waxwings was a great find for John Hunt out at Oundle with the birds still present at lunchtime in hedging alongside t...

Hello A Cattle Egret was located at Upton Country Park this morning, two were still at Summer Leys LNR and another was in the vicinity of St...

Hello The mild temperatures of the last few days and gentle weather conditions has stimulated much bird song with the thrush family perhaps ...

Hello Very mild today and the high temperatures and some weak sunshine provided an opportunity for early butterflies to emerge in the county...

Hello I returned back from a Naturetrek 17 day expedition to Cambodia on Tuesday, my return not helped with an overnight flight followed by ...

First thing yesterday morning you could have been forgiven for thinking it was Autumn.  As I went from Hanging Houghton down to the Brampton...

It has been very wet over the last 48 hours resulting in yet more flooding in the Nene Valley which hadn't really recovered from the flo...

Birds of the last couple of days have been dominated by a Green Winged Teal and Short Eared Owls.   Steve Fisher found a Green Winged Teal o...

It's been one of those days of juggling dog walking,  errands,  workmen and family commitments so my birding was severely limited. Howev...

I have been out of the county for most of the day competing at a fun agility show with my two collies who had a great time. On the way home ...

After a busy morning of errands leaving the dogs short changed I thought that I'd better take them for a long walk this afternoon.  I di...

Over the last couple of days the most interesting birds have probably been 4 Short Eared Owls showing well at Nevilles Lodge,  Finedon and W...

Hello A ringing session on the Kelmarsh Estate today resulted in 196 birds being processed of fourteen species made up of two Barn Owls, fou...

Hello A pleasant sunny day with relatively mild temperatures but with a significant amount of rain overnight. Single Ravens were at Scotland...

Hello A little rain first thing and mostly dull but mild for the remainder. A female Ring-necked Duck found at Thrapston Pits by Nick was to...

Hello After an extremely potent Storm Jocelyn overnight, the winds eased and this afternoon was pleasant with weak sunshine and dry conditio...