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Last
update: Saturday 21 November 2009 12.55
|
Date |
Species |
Location details |
Time |
|
21
Nov |
Caspian
Gull |
Daventry CP a second-winter this morning, also
first-winter Yellow-legged Gull and Green
Sandpiper there |
AM |
|
21
Nov |
Red-throated
Diver L |
Pitsford Res no
sign this morning but redhead Smew
and 3 Red-crested Pochards
in |
AM |
|
20
Nov |
Red-throated
Diver L |
Pitsford Res no
sign late afternoon |
late-PM |
|
20
Nov |
Red-throated
Diver |
Pitsford Res
one near |
early-PM |
|
19
Nov |
Short-eared
Owl |
Maidwell one
at Blueberry Farm this afternoon; at nearby Pitsford
Res adult Caspian Gull in the gull
roost plus Little Egret |
PM |
|
18
Nov |
Hen
Harrier |
|
15.00 |
|
17
Nov |
Water
Pipit |
Stanwick GP
one around
the new pit by the visitor centre, also 3 Yellow-legged
Gulls, 3 Lesser Redpolls and 2 Siskins there |
PM |
|
16
Nov |
Merlin |
Bozenham Mill
male hunting over fields late afternoon |
late-PM |
|
15
Nov |
Caspian
Gull |
Pitsford Res
an adult in the gull roost, also a redhead Smew, 3 Little
Egrets and a Redshank all
from the feeding station north of the causeway |
late-PM |
|
14
Nov |
Caspian
Gull |
Stanwick GP an
adult this evening, also adult Mediterranean
Gull and 3 Yellow-legged Gulls
there |
late-PM |
|
14
Nov |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
Little Billing one west over |
15.40 |
|
14
Nov |
Little
Gull |
Ditchford GP a
first-winter west of |
PM |
|
13
Nov |
Caspian
Gull |
Stanford Res an adult in Blowers Lodge Bay
briefly this morning, also 3 drake Red-crested Pochards, 26 Goldeneye and 15 Lesser Redpolls there |
late-AM |
|
13
Nov |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
|
09.00 |
|
11
Nov |
Green-winged
Teal L |
Daventry CP no sign today, but 3 Pintail, Goldeneye, adult Mediterranean
Gull and probable first-winter Baltic
Gull there |
|
|
10
Nov |
Green-winged
Teal |
Daventry CP juvenile or eclipse drake still
present, also 2 Pintail, 4 Dunlin, 4 Green Sandpipers
and adult Yellow-legged Gull
there |
|
|
10
Nov |
Kittiwake |
Boddington Res a
first-winter this afternoon, also Green
Sandpiper there |
15.10 |
|
09
Nov |
Glaucous Gull |
Ditchford GP a
second-year west of |
|
|
09
Nov |
Bearded
Tit |
Stortons GP
male still present this morning |
10.00 |
|
08
Nov |
Marsh
Harrier |
Stanwick GP a
female this afternoon, also 5 Little Egrets
and a count of 3000+ Starlings
roosting in the reedbed |
late-PM |
|
08
Nov |
Caspian
Gull |
Pitsford Res
an adult in the gull roost this evening |
late-PM |
|
08
Nov |
Green-winged
Teal |
Daventry CP juvenile or eclipse drake still
present on the western side before flying to the southern end, also 5 adult Whooper Swans arrived at 14.45, 2 Lesser Redpolls there but no sign of the
probable Baltic Gull |
15.35 |
|
08
Nov |
Green-winged
Teal |
Daventry CP juvenile or eclipse drake in
north-east corner by the dam this morning, also probable Baltic Gull still present but no sign of the Slavonian Grebe L |
11.50 |
|
08
Nov |
Bearded
Tit |
Stortons GP a
male again calling and showing well in reeds 70 metres from the entrance gate
opposite the Hanson plant on the north side this morning; also 2 Cetti's Warblers there and, at nearby Pineham, Little Egret,
Jack Snipe and Green Sandpiper |
AM |
|
08
Nov |
Black
Redstart |
Daventry one on rooftops on Timken Estate this
morning |
11.30 |
|
08
Nov |
Snow
Bunting L |
Daventry no sign this morning |
11.00 |
|
07
Nov |
Baltic
Gull ? |
Daventry CP first-winter again this afternoon
before flying off west |
16.30 |
|
07
Nov |
Snow
Bunting |
Daventry female still on the track to Foxhill Farm off the A361 just south of the town |
12.00 |
|
07
Nov |
Blackcap |
Ditchford GP
male and female at Broadholme SWT this morning |
AM |
|
07
Nov |
Scaup |
Kislingbury GP a
female this morning; nearby Little Egret
and Jack Snipe at Pineham |
AM |
|
07
Nov |
Baltic
Gull ? |
Daventry CP first-winter still this morning,
also Slavonian Grebe there |
AM |
|
07
Nov |
Snow
Bunting |
Daventry female still on the track to Foxhill Farm off the A361 just south of the town and
showing well this morning |
07.25 |
|
06
Nov |
Scaup |
Pitsford Res a
drake south of the causeway, also 14 Pintail,
4 Red-crested Pochards,
2 Little Egrets, Peregrine, 2 Redshank,
4 Dunlin and Stonechat there |
|
|
06
Nov |
Blackcap |
Astcote a
first-year male trapped and ringed today |
|
|
06
Nov |
Snow
Bunting |
Daventry a female on the track to Foxhill Farm off the A361 just south of the town; it
frequents the gateway approximately 50 m from the road and, although subject
to disturbance by traffic, when flushed it returns to the gateway |
PM |
|
06
Nov |
Baltic
Gull ? |
Daventry CP a first-winter appearing to show the
full suite of characters of this form there this morning. This individual has
been visiting the park over an extended period prior to today and appears
regularly at the site after 09.00 hours; it is best viewed from the site of
the old Carvell Hide on the western side. Also Rock Pipit over |
AM |
|
06
Nov |
harrier
sp. |
Maidwell a
ringtail over the Blueberry complex this morning |
AM |
|
05
Nov |
Hen
Harrier |
Maidwell a
male north of Blueberry Lodge this afternoon, flew toward Haselbech
mobbed by corvids |
16.00 |
|
05
Nov |
Caspian
Gull |
Billing GP adult on island opposite entrance to
Billing Garden Centre this morning |
11.00 |
|
03
Nov |
Ruff |
Earls Barton GP one on Summer Leys reserve plus
drake Red-crested Pochard
and Little Egret mid-afternoon |
mid-PM |
|
03
Nov |
Egyptian
Goose |
Hollowell Res
one present, also Pintail and Dunlin there |
PM |
|
02
Nov |
Caspian
Gull |
Pitsford Res
an adult in the gull roost, also adult Mediterranean
Gull there |
late-PM |
|
02
Nov |
Nordic
Jackdaw |
Boddington Res
one present late afternoon, also 2 Green
Sandpipers there |
late-PM |
|
02
Nov |
Scaup |
Earls Barton GP immature female plus drake Red-crested Pochard
on Summer Leys mid-afternoon |
mid-PM |
|
02
Nov |
Bearded
Tit |
Stortons GP
one calling mid-afternoon |
14.45 |
|
01
Nov |
Garganey |
Clifford Hill GP a female on the main barrage
lake |
PM |
|
01
Nov |
Caspian
Gull |
Pitsford Res
an adult in the gull roost, also Little
Egret and 3 Dunlin there |
late-PM |
|
31
Oct |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Kislingbury GP
four (2 pairs) this afternoon |
PM |
|
31
Oct |
Water
Pipit |
Pitsford Res
two today, also Scaup
( |
|
|
31
Oct |
Bearded
Tit |
Stortons GP
male still present early afternoon, also Little
Egret, Cettis Warbler and Stonechat
there |
12.15 |
|
31
Oct |
Bearded
Tit |
Stortons GP a male
calling and showing well in reeds 70 metres from the entrance gate opposite
the Hanson plant on the north side this morning |
09.55 |
|
29
Oct |
Firecrest |
|
12.30 |
|
29
Oct |
Bearded
Tit |
Earls Barton GP two briefly on Summer Leys
viewable from Double Decker Hide late morning but not since |
11.00 |
|
28
Oct |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Pitsford Res five
in |
AM |
|
27
Oct |
Little
Gull |
Pitsford Res a
first-winter by the dam |
PM |
|
27
Oct |
Spotted
Redshank |
Hollowell Res
one in |
13.45 |
|
27
Oct |
Merlin |
Hanging Houghton female this morning |
AM |
|
27
Oct |
Crossbill |
Sulgrave three
over, south, this morning |
AM |
|
26
Oct |
Rock
Pipit |
Daventry CP one by the outlet, also 3 Pintail, 4 Green
Sandpipers and 260 Golden Plovers
there |
AM |
|
25
Oct |
Bittern |
Earls Barton GP again present on Summer Leys,
viewable from Pioneer Hide in reeds on left-hand side of scrape, also 3 Pintail there |
10.17 |
|
25
Oct |
Common
Swift |
Stanwick GP one,
a very pale individual (but not Pallid Swift) briefly this morning |
08.30 |
|
24
Oct |
Garganey |
Daventry CP the drake still today, also 2 Pintail and 2 Green
Sandpipers there |
|
|
22
Oct |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Pitsford Res
nine in Scaldwell Bay, also 13+ Pintail, 6 Goldeneye and a Little Egret there |
PM |
|
22
Oct |
Garganey |
Daventry CP a drake this morning, also 2 Pintail, 5 Green
Sandpiper, 2 Lesser Redpolls
and 12 Siskins
there |
AM |
|
21
Oct |
Great
White Egret ! |
Boddington Res present
from 7.20 for ten minutes only before flying south and not relocated |
07.30 |
|
20
Oct |
Great
White Egret ! |
Boddington Res
one flew in this evening and then roosted in fields behind Byfield Pool |
late-PM |
|
20
Oct |
Rock
Pipit |
Pitsford Res
one on the causeway late afternoon |
PM |
|
20
Oct |
Merlin |
Harrington AF a female and a Short-eared Owl |
AM |
|
19
Oct |
Firecrest |
Hellidon one
photographed in a private garden |
|
|
19
Oct |
Great
Grey Shrike L |
Ditchford GP no
further sign by early afternoon; first-winter Caspian
Gull and Water Pipit west
of |
early-PM |
|
19
Oct |
Rock
Pipit |
Pitsford Res
two on the causeway and a first-winter Little
Gull off the dam |
12.25 |
|
19
Oct |
Hen
Harrier |
Earls Barton GP a ringtail over, also Bittern again present on Summer Leys viewable
from Rotary Hide on left-hand side of scrape by willows |
12.10 |
|
19
Oct |
Great
Grey Shrike |
Ditchford GP
one flew toward |
10.40 |
|
18
Oct |
Egyptian
Goose |
Boddington Res
five present |
|
|
18
Oct |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Pitsford Res
nine in |
AM |
|
17
Oct |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
|
PM |
|
17
Oct |
Caspian
Gull |
Clifford Hill GP adult this morning, also Little Egret, Peregrine
over, adult Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Golden Plover, Dunlin
and Stonechat there |
AM |
|
16
Oct |
Bittern |
Earls Barton GP one present on Summer Leys
viewable from Pioneer Hide on left-hand side of scrape by willows |
14.45 |
|
16
Oct |
Black
Redstart |
Shutlanger one
on red tiled roof at junction of |
13.55 |
|
15
Oct |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
|
18.00 |
|
15
Oct |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
|
|
|
11
Oct |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
Little Billing one over, calling |
18.00 |
|
10
Oct |
Rock
Pipit |
Hollowell Res
feeding on the slipway in front of the sailing club, also 2 Ringed Plovers, Green
Sandpiper, 3 Stonechats
and 2 Siskins
there |
10.45 |
|
08
Oct |
Arctic
Tern |
Boddington Res
two (adult and juvenile) still present, also 2 Little Egrets
flew north at 1500hrs, 2 Green Sandpipers,
Oystercatcher, 2 Yellow-legged Gulls and 5 Ravens there |
|
|
06
Oct |
Arctic
Tern |
Boddington Res
two (adult and juvenile) still present, also 2 Willow
Tits, Siskin and Raven there |
|
|
06
Oct |
Gannet |
Weston Mill an immature over, appeared to be
going down at Clifford Hill GP but no sign there subsequently |
11.00 |
|
05
Oct |
Arctic
Tern |
Boddington Res
two (adult and juvenile) plus 4 Green Sandpipers;
at nearby Hellidon a Wheatear
and 35 Ravens |
|
|
04
Oct |
Crossbill |
Hollowell Res
twelve in larches behind sailing club bay, also Green
Sandpiper, adult Yellow-legged Gull,
2 Stonechats, 3+ Siskins and
escaped Puna Teal there |
11.00 |
|
03
Oct |
Ring-necked
Parakeet |
Daventry Res female (present for ten days), also
Pintail, 4 Green Sandpipers and first-winter Yellow-legged Gull there |
|
|
03
Oct |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Pitsford Res ten
in |
|
|
01
Oct |
Red-crested
Pochard |
Stanford Res one present, also Green Sandpiper, Greenshank,
Cettis Warbler (trapped) and 2 Ravens there |
|