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Last update: Sunday 07
February 2010 20.25
|
Date |
Species |
Location details |
Time |
|
07
Feb |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two still on the point between Scaldwell and Walgrave Bays, also Great
Northern Diver near |
mid-PM |
|
07
Feb |
Short-eared
Owl |
Harrington AF two still present early afternoon |
12.30 |
|
07
Feb |
Bittern
|
Stortons GP
one still this morning |
AM |
|
07
Feb |
Smew |
Ravensthorpe Res
two (a pair) on the small side today, also Cettis
Warbler, 2 Willow Tits and
6+ Siskins
there |
|
|
07
Feb |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two still north of the causeway, in Walgrave Bay
this morning, also 2 drake Smew, 3
Goosanders, 4 Pintail, 2 Redshanks
and an adult Yellow-legged Gull there;
two Ravens and 3 Woodcock at nearby Blueberry Farm, Maidwell |
10.30 |
|
07
Feb |
Mediterranean
Gull |
Earls Barton GP an adult on Summer Leys Gull Island
this morning until 11.15, when it flew east, also 3 Pintail, 3 Goosanders,
redhead Smew
(on Marys Lake), Little Egret, adult
Caspian Gull (on Gull Island), 2 Redshank and 2 Dunlin
there |
11.15 |
|
07
Feb |
Bewicks Swan |
Woodford Halse two
over, east, this morning |
09.45 |
|
05
Feb |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two still north of the causeway early afternoon |
early-PM |
|
01
Feb |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Thrapston GP
30+ on the main lake this morning, also 2 Little
Egrets on Titchmarsh Reserve |
AM |
|
01
Feb |
Black-tailed
Godwit |
Stanwick GP one on the main lake
this morning, also 2 Pintail there |
AM |
|
31
Jan |
Smew |
Thrapston GP
drake on |
PM |
|
31
Jan |
Glaucous Gull |
Ditchford GP the second-winter plus
albino Herring
Gull,
juvenile Glaucous-type hybrid, adult Caspian Gull and 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls west of |
early-PM |
|
31
Jan |
White-fronted
Goose |
Pitsford Res adult
with mixed goose flock north of |
12.20 |
|
31
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two still in |
AM |
|
31
Jan |
Caspian
Gull |
Earls Barton GP an adult on Summer Leys Gull
Island this morning, also 3 Pintail,
c25 Goldeneye,
redhead Smew
(on Marys Lake), Redshank, 2 Water Rails showing exceptionally well at the
feeding station and Chiffchaff there |
11.30 |
|
31
Jan |
Bearded
Tit |
Stortons GP
male still present on the south side of the reedbed
near the information board this morning |
15.00 |
|
30
Jan |
Glaucous Gull |
Stanwick GP
the second-winter from Ditchford GP came into the
pre-roost late afternoon, also 11 Goosanders
there |
16.40 |
|
30
Jan |
Merlin
|
Harrington AF one near the bunkers this
afternoon |
15.00 |
|
30
Jan |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
Great Billing one in tall trees by the
churchyard early afternoon |
13.30 |
|
30
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two in |
12.30 |
|
30
Jan |
Short-eared
Owl |
Harrington AF two around the bunkers this
morning |
AM |
|
30
Jan |
Glaucous Gull |
Ditchford GP
second-winter west of |
AM |
|
30
Jan |
Great
Northern Diver |
Pitsford Res
still south of causeway this morning, also Redshank,
5 Dunlin and Stonechat there |
10.30 |
|
30
Jan |
Blackcap
|
Towcester a
female in a private garden this morning |
AM |
|
28
Jan |
Egyptian
Goose |
|
|
|
27
Jan |
Caspian
Gull |
Clifford Hill GP adult again plus 8 Dunlin and 7 Black-tailed
Godwits over west mid-morning |
13.00 |
|
26
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two north of the causeway still |
10.30 |
|
26
Jan |
Short-eared
Owl |
Harrington AF three in grass past the last
bunker, plus 2 Mandarin Ducks, Pintail and a Stonechat
there |
|
|
26
Jan |
Pink-footed
Goose |
Hollowell Res
one with Canada Geese this afternoon |
13.30 |
|
25
Jan |
Short-eared
Owl |
Harrington AF one this afternoon on the east side of the concrete
track, behind the slurry heap at approx SP773785 |
15.30 |
|
25
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two north of the causeway between Holcot and Walgrave Bays, also Great Northern
Diver and Pink-footed Goose
in Pintail Bay plus 6 Smew
(2 drakes), 2 Goosanders, 2 Little Egrets, 4 Redshanks
and a Stonechat there |
AM |
|
24
Jan |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Stanwick GP a
pair this afternoon, also 2 Little Egrets, 9 Goosanders and 2 Redshank there |
PM |
|
24
Jan |
Smew |
Ditchford GP
two drakes, also Egyptian Goose |
|
|
24
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two in Holcot Bay this afternoon, also Great Northern Diver still south of causeway
near Catwalk Bay, 6 Red-crested Pochards in the mouth of Walgrave
Bay, 4 Goosanders and 2 Redshanks there |
PM |
|
24
Jan |
Short-eared
Owl |
Harrington AF one this morning |
AM |
|
24
Jan |
Blackcap
|
Towcester a
female in a private garden this morning |
AM |
|
23
Jan |
Blackcap |
Wellingborough
female in |
AM |
|
23
Jan |
Smew |
Ditchford GP
four (3 drakes) this afternoon, also 2 Goosanders
and a Peregrine there |
AM |
|
23
Jan |
Short-eared
Owl |
Harrington AF two still this morning |
AM |
|
23
Jan |
Smew |
Ravensthorpe Res a
pair this morning, also adult Yellow-legged Gull,
Cettis Warbler, Chiffchaff,
Willow Tit and 2 Lesser Redpolls there |
AM |
|
23
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Stanford Res one reported this morning |
AM |
|
23
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
one in |
AM |
|
21
Jan |
Short-eared
Owl |
Harrington AF two this morning |
AM |
|
21
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
one in |
AM |
|
20
Jan |
Great
Northern Diver |
Pitsford Res
still off |
AM |
|
19
Jan |
Ring-billed
Gull U |
Ravensthorpe Res
unconfirmed report of a second-winter on the ice early afternoon |
early-PM |
|
19
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
one north of the causeway, also Great Northern
Diver off |
AM |
|
18
Jan |
Pink-footed
Goose |
Pitsford Res
one with Canada Geese and Greylags in
Pintail Bay this afternoon, also Little Egret, 1-2 Redshank and Chiffchaff
there |
16.20 |
|
18
Jan |
Glaucous Gull |
Ditchford GP
second-winter again west of Ditchford Lane this afternoon,
also Little Egret, 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, albino Herring Gull and a Green
Sandpiper there |
PM |
|
18
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two in |
AM |
|
17
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res two
again north of the causeway this afternoon, also Great
Northern Diver between Pintail Bay and the gorse bushes (visible
from the dam) 22 Red-crested Pochards,
at least 11 Smew
(5 drakes), Goosander, 2 Redshanks, 3 Dunlin,
adult Yellow-legged Gull and adult Caspian Gull on the ice north of the causeway
and a Stonechat |
PM |
|
17
Jan |
Caspian
Gull |
Clifford Hill GP adult again plus Little Egret |
AM |
|
17
Jan |
Merlin |
Harrington AF male this morning plus 2 Short-eared Owls |
AM |
|
17
Jan |
Whooper
Swan |
Stanwick GP
one found long dead this morning, also a pair of Smew, 5 Goosander, Ruff, 2 Redshank and 4 Cettis Warblers there |
AM |
|
16
Jan |
Bittern |
Stortons GP
one in flight over the reedbed this afternoon |
16.15 |
|
16
Jan |
Great
Northern Diver |
Pitsford Res
again off the yacht club, also 5 Smew in a hole in the ice at the mouth
of the |
|
|
16
Jan |
Whooper
Swan |
Clifford Hill GP one still on the river and female Scaup still on the trout
lake |
14.00 |
|
15
Jan |
Great
Northern Diver |
Pitsford Res
one still near |
PM |
|
15
Jan |
Glaucous Gull |
Ditchford GP a
second-winter west of Ditchford Lane this
afternoon, also first-winter Caspian Gull,
2 adult and a first-winter Yellow-legged Gull,
Peregrine and 2 Oystercatchers this afternoon |
PM |
|
14
Jan |
Smew |
Stanwick GP a
pair this afternoon |
PM |
|
14
Jan |
Caspian
Gull |
Clifford Hill GP adult on the main barrage lake
plus 2 drake Smew,
also female Scaup
on trout lake; Whooper Swan and 8 Goosanders on the river and a juvenile Peregrine there |
14.00 |
|
13
Jan |
Great
Northern Diver |
Pitsford Res
one again near Pintail Bay, also 2 Pintail,
28 Red-crested Pochards,
7 Smew, 2 Goosanders, 2 Ruddy
Ducks, Woodcock, Dunlin, 2+ Redshank,
Yellow-legged Gull, Stonechat and Chiffchaff
there |
|
|
13
Jan |
Blackcap |
Boughton a female
in a private garden |
15.28 |
|
13
Jan |
Kumliens Gull ! |
Sidegate
Landfill a second-winter on the tip today |
|
|
11
Jan |
Great
Northern Diver |
Pitsford Res
one near the sailing club today |
|
|
11
Jan |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Ditchford GP a
pair on the Nene upstream of the |
13.00 |
|
11
Jan |
Bittern |
Stortons GP
one still at midday, also 8 Goosanders
on |
12.00 |
|
11
Jan |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Clifford Hill GP female plus 2 drake Smew, several Goldeneye and 7+ Goosander on the river opposite the Holiday
Inn Hotel at the |
12.00 |
|
10
Jan |
Mediterranean
Gull |
Lowick an
adult at Lowick composting site this afternoon |
15.00 |
|
10
Jan |
Glaucous Gull |
Ditchford GP a
third-winter on the ice of one of the newer pits between Irthlingborough
and the old railway track this afternoon, also adult Whooper Swan on the main pit between Higham Ferrers and the old
railway line, 3 Goosanders, adult Peregrine, adult Caspian
Gull, first-winter Yellow-legged Gull,
Redshank and 2 Woodcock there |
|
|
10
Jan |
Bittern |
Stortons GP
one seen only in flight this afternoon |
14.30 |
|
10
Jan |
Bittern |
Thrapston GP
one fishing in a small ice free section of marsh in the reeds to the right of
the Palmer Hide at the Aldwincle end this morning |
AM |
|
10
Jan |
Caspian
Gull |
Clifford Hill GP adult on the trout lake along with
female Scaup;
two female Red-crested Pochards,
4 Goldeneye
and 7 Goosander on the river opposite
the Holiday Inn Hotel at the |
11.10 |
|
09
Jan |
Great
White Egret L |
Pitsford Res
no sign of any today; 25 Red-crested Pochards (22 between Yacht Bay and Pintail
Bay), 4 Smew
(three drakes), 3 Goosanders, 4 Woodcock, c6 Redshanks,
5 Dunlin, Curlew,
2 Black-tailed Godwits, adult Yellow-legged
Gull, Stonechat, Chiffchaff and 10 Lesser
Redpolls there |
|
|
09
Jan |
Blackcap |
|
|
|
09
Jan |
Blackcap |
Towcester a
male in a private garden |
|
|
09
Jan |
Whooper
Swan |
Ditchford GP
three west of |
12.30 |
|
09
Jan |
Scaup |
Clifford Hill GP female on the trout lake still,
also drake Pintail, two drake Smew and Goosander on the river and a Curlew there briefly |
late-AM |
|
09
Jan |
Whooper
Swan |
Earls Barton GP seven at Summer Leys this
morning |
AM |
|
09
Jan |
Whooper
Swan |
Stanwick GP
three flew NE along the R. Nene valley this morning |
10.30 |
|
08
Jan |
Bittern |
Stanwick GP
one showing in a tree on the A45 Lay-by Pit, east of the causeway late
afternoon, also 5 Cettis Warblers there |
late-PM |
|
08
Jan |
Smew |
Earls Barton GP a drake on Summer Leys |
15.30 |
|
08
Jan |
Bittern |
Stortons GP
one showing well on the ice in the reedbed as
viewed from the river side this afternoon, also Bearded
Tit still there |
PM |
|
08
Jan |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Pitsford Res
six (5 drakes) near the gorse bushes south of the causeway, also 4 Smew (3 drakes)
and 2 Redshanks there |
PM |
|
06
Jan |
Bittern |
Sywell CP
one on ice in front of a small reedbed, also 4
redhead Smew,
Woodcock, 2 Stonechats and 20 Siskins there |
PM |
|
06
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two still north of the causeway and 4 Smew (1
drake) in the mouth of |
|
|
05
Jan |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
|
|
|
05
Jan |
Glaucous Gull |
Earls Barton GP one flew into a hole in the ice in
front of Summer Leys Rotary Hide this afternoon before flying off again
toward Marys lake |
15.00 |
|
05
Jan |
Blackcap |
Desborough a
male in a private garden this afternoon |
13.15 |
|
05
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res two
still north of the causeway this afternoon |
12.30 |
|
05
Jan |
Bittern |
Stanford Res two flushed from the inlet pool
today, also Peregrine and 2 Ravens there |
12.00 |
|
04
Jan |
Bittern |
Stanwick GP
one flew into the reedbed late afternoon, also two
redhead Smew
still on the main lake |
16.30 |
|
04
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two still north of the causeway, also 3 Red-crested Pochards and 4 Smew
between the dam and the causeway |
|
|
04
Jan |
Smew |
Clifford Hill GP two drakes on main barrage
lake, also female Scaup on trout lake |
|
|
04
Jan |
Bittern |
Stortons GP
two showing well on the ice at the Hanson plant end of the reedbed between 10.00 and 12.00 this morning |
12.00 |
|
03
Jan |
Smew |
Stanwick GP
two redheads on the main lake, also 3 Cettis
Warblers and a Chiffchaff
there |
mid-PM |
|
03
Jan |
Caspian
Gull |
Ditchford GP an
adult plus 3
Yellow-legged
Gulls
this afternoon, also albino Herring Gull and Green Sandpiper there |
PM |
|
03
Jan |
Bittern |
Thrapston GP
one on the bank of the River Nene adjacent to the Heronry this afternoon,
flew to the field
of Miscanthus grass on far side of the river |
13.20 |
|
03
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two still north of the causeway this morning, also 3 Red-crested
Pochards 4+ Smew,
5 Goosander, Ruff (in flight between causeway and feeding
station) 11 Dunlin, 5+ Redshank and Stonechat
there |
AM |
|
03
Jan |
Short-eared
Owl |
Stanwick GP
one this morning |
AM |
|
02
Jan |
Caspian
Gull |
Pitsford Res
adult in the gull roost off the dam this evening |
late-PM |
|
02
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
update two north of the causeway, one at the mouth of Walgrave Bay the
other in the mouth of Holcot Bay, also 3 Smew (2 drakes), 4 Red-crested
Pochards (3 drakes), 3 Redshank, 7 Dunlin
and adult Yellow-legged Gull there |
AM |
|
02
Jan |
Smew |
Clifford Hill GP two drakes |
AM |
|
02
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
one still north of the causeway this morning in |
AM |
|
02
Jan |
Bearded
Tit |
Stortons GP
ringed male again in reeds by the boardwalk, 70 m from the entrance gate opposite
the Hanson plant this morning |
10.55 |
|
02
Jan |
Pink-footed
Goose |
Raventhorpe Res
one again until 09.30 only, also adult Yellow-legged
Gull, Cetti's Warbler showing well by "Tall
Willows" on west bank. Chiffchaff,
Willow Tit and 4 Siskins there |
09.30 |
|
01
Jan |
Bittern |
Stortons GP
one in flight this afternoon dropped into reeds near the eastern end |
16.10 |
|
01
Jan |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
|
15.30 |
|
01
Jan |
Great
White Egret |
Pitsford Res
two still north of the causeway this afternoon, both between the mouths of Holcot and |
13.00 |
|
01
Jan |
Smew |
Clifford Hill GP drake present, also Little Egret there |
AM |
|
01
Jan |
|
Sidegate
Landfill the Ditchford juvenile again this
morning with gulls in a field north-west of the landfill, from the Finedon-Wellingborough road |
11.00 |
|
01
Jan |
Marsh
Harrier |
Stanwick GP a
female through east |
10.00 |
|
01
Jan |
Blackcap |
Great Billing a pair in a private garden this
morning and three, possibly including these individuals, in a nearby garden |
AM |
|
01
Jan |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Kislingbury GP a
pair this morning |
09.00 |