The bird was seen during the day moving between the original pools and a nearby wet meadow off Hillmorton Lane and birders did well to hang on to this dimunitive wader! A Knot was seen near Lilbourne on the A5 roadside pools. A Wood Warbler was an early morning find at Stanwick Pits but wasn't seen after the initial discovery and an Osprey spent some minutes at Hollowell Reservoir before moving on. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times provides Corpus Christi news, sports, business news and entertainment, covering Corpus Christi, TX and the Texas Coastal Bend. Bobolinks nest in hayfields which are often cut in June, wiping out their nests, adding to the declining population trend of this species. Stokes Beginner's Guide to Butterflies, https://www.amazon.com/Stokes-Beginners-Guide-Butterflies-Donald/dp/0316816922. We saw 50 species of birds on beautiful lands. Garden Warblers were out in force with 10 birds including a returning bird from 2019. A Nuthatch ringed as a young female at Astcote (near Towcester) on 3rd August 2019 was caught again by a ringer at Grange Farm, Geddington on 7th April this year. My birds of the day were a pair of Hobbies which were calling and displaying over my head as I sat across the fields watching the world go by. The next few days are predicted to remain cold and wet so I suspect that this will take its toll on many young birds. Perhaps I will simply watch the garden and the antics of the young Starlings and wait for the next good bird to be found . Evening Grosbeaks thrive on the budworms during breeding, and once the budworms went dormant for winter, the grosbeaks fled south with the other irruptive finches. Another Dunlin was seen in flooded fields near the A605 near Lower Barnwell Lock and the two Dotterel were still in a bean field near Piddington. These are now joined by Common and Holly Blue, Dingy and Grizzled Skipper, Painted Lady, Wood White, Small Copper and Small Heath. An adult Mute Swan was ringed at Pitsford Reservoir on 1st January this year and the bird was seen and the large ring read in the field at Bicester, Oxfordshire on 28th April. The longevity record for Tawny Owl is apparently 23 years, 5 months and 27 days but the average life-span is thought to be four years so the re-trap female at Pitsford is doing rather well! May 2020).Birding is great up there, very varied, lots of quality, but also lots of driving, and normally migration up north is quite slow in spring. !!! A Hobby was also north of the causeway and two Common Sandpipers were on the causeway. Hello, migrant White-crowned Sparrow. The south-facing slope of Borough Hill Country Park was good for four Whinchats, six Wheatears, a Grasshopper Warbler and a Spotted Flycatcher and over at the A5 pools near Lilbourne there were two Sanderlings. A Hobby was playing in the wind in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this afternoon and a Hobby and a Wheatear were at Harrington Airfield. The Cattle Egret remained at Pitsford Reservoir today, still in the meadow between Maytrees Hide and the causeway and butterflies on the wing included plenty of Orange-tips. Linnet Kennington Meadows courtesy of Mark Chivers ... Wreny, Bob Hurst, Dave Horton. Neil undertook a ringing session at Brixworth today. The other retrap was a local blackbird. (Nikon P950 at 2000mm), https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bobolink/sounds. For a few years now, every Global Big Day Jonathan, Re'a and me get together, to represent Champions of the Flyway in this fantastic event organised by eBird. Had a great time Saturday at the traditional Birding and Breakfast event sponsored by the town conservation commission here in NH. The other retrap was a local blackbird. The RSPB Investigations Unit is experienced at handling. Scott’s service with the Division of Forestry began in 2007 when he was hired to coordinate the Division’s state forest wildlife habitat management program and provide guidance on forest wildlife habitat to various sections of the Division, other resource management professionals, and the general public. I understand that there have been good numbers of Hobby showing well at Summer Leys and I have seen some amazing pictures of these birds posted on other sites. Here in the Gulf of Mexico, about 11 miles off Mississippi’s Coast, are some of the last undeveloped barrier islands in America. They absolutely love mealworms and I'm constantly topping up the feeders. I spent much of the day in the west of the county in the Daventry area, with a brief look at Ravensthorpe Reservoir on the way through. The Cattle Egret remained at Pitsford Reservoir where there was also a Redshank on the dam for a while, a drake Garganey was at Summer Leys where at least six Hobbies put on a super performance and a Peregrine showed up. I assisted leader Phil Brown of NH Audubon to teach intermediate and new birders with things like learning the myriad of bird songs (learn the common birds near you first), spotting birds, using binoculars correctly, and how keying in on shape first (not colors) will fast forward your birding skills to the next level. Below Hanging Houghton, two Wheatears were in the Brampton Valley near to the straw stack this morning and our garden continues to attract up to six Yellowhammers at a time, Reed Buntings and plenty of food-collecting Starlings and Jackdaws. Three Hobbies were seen hawking over Town Lake at Thrapston Pits this morning where there was also a Cuckoo and the Nightingale was singing by the bridge to the Titchmarsh LNR. Thank-you. The largest proportion of time in this square is always devoted to the Fawsley Estate and this lovely area did not disappoint with the count commencing as very often happens with a pair of Little Owl making their appearance in their customary tree and the Tawny Owl signalling the start of a new day. Part of Gulf Islands National Seashore and protected by the U.S. Park Service, these exquisite sand islands offer visitors the first high-quality, natural beaches for swimming, birding and shelling east of New Orleans. Efforts at locating the Dotterel at Piddington this morning drew a blank and there was no news either way as to whether the Wryneck was still present at Borough Hill CP. Where are the warblers? Avon Birds is a daily listing of birds found in Bristol, South Gloucester, North Somerset and BANES, by the Bristol Ornithological Club A single Greenshank dropped in this morning and began feeding just south of the Bird Club hide in the Scaldwell Bay. I saw my first fledged Starlings today and the Otter at Abington Park, Northampton has been showing well in the week including yesterday. At Thrapston today Eric counted 11 Hobby as well as a pair of Egyptian Geese, 2 Cuckoo and a Nightingale. Finally I managed to get them outside and when I looked on the lawn there were 2 further stunned young starlings who soon recovered and flew off. Clifford Hill Pits today corralled eight Whimbrel, two Dunlin, two Hobbies, two White Wagtails and a Wheatear and an Osprey was seen over the A45 between Earls Barton and Ecton with another at Hollowell Reservoir. Texas' Gift to the Nation. We want to inspire, educate, and create content that connects people with their passions. I undertook a BOS twelve hour Long Day Count in SP54 today, deep in the south of the county, recording about seventy species of bird within the ten x ten kilometre square. RELATED: Bird is the word once again for Biggest Week in American Birding With the mainstay of summer migrants in now we await the remainder and hopefully a couple of overshooting migrants from the south or vagrants from further east! sensitive information in complete confidence. Starting May 1st, bid online for exciting adventures you can enjoy once public health guidelines permit. This was aided by the large-scale planting of Box Elder trees, a favorite food, which holds seeds through winter, allowing the grosbeaks to winter and even breed. Chris and John were down at Greens Norton and checked an owl box to find an attendant female Tawny Owl and her two well-grown chicks, all of which were ringed and left as a family unit. An adult Blue Tit was ringed at Astcote on 25th February this year and was unfortunately found drowned in a water container at Heyford Mills, Nether Heyford on 4th May. I love all birds and have written 35 books connecting people to birds and nature. Also consider your golf cart sitting for long periods (fuel, tires, battery). A Black Tern at Pitsford Reservoir, a Little Gull at Daventry Country Park and two Arctic Terns at Stanford Reservoir were also the results of these weather conditions plus big numbers of hirundines and increasing numbers of Swifts. Things remain quiet on the birding front with very little bird news reported. 1. As I sat having my breakfast this morning there was an almighty commotion in the garden followed by several loud bangs on the patio windows and a flurry of birds coming into the house via the open back door. Meanwhile over at Titchmarsh Reserve, Thrapston Eric has encountered a good variety of birds including Hobby, Barn Owl, Oystercatchers, Osprey, Kingfisher, Teal, Pochard, Shovelar and Wigeon. Grounds are closed Monday and Tuesday. The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds, Western Region, Buy Now! Summer Leys LNR continued to be attractive for a Ruff, two Black-tailed Godwits, two Spotted Redshanks, a Greenshank, a Dunlin, at least ten Hobbies and a Grass Snake was on show near to Pioneer Hide. To submit sightings to this blog if you are not an authorised contributor please use the Going Birding service. In one box there were two small young and the female was at home too. (photos from other times except for the distant Cape May Warbler, I was in an area where the birds were very high in the trees and obscured by leaves). Keen local photographers who regularly provide images and details of interesting sightings include Robin Gossage, Bob Bullock, Dave Jackson, Cathy Ryden, Jim Dunkley, John Gamble, Jacob Spinks, John Tilly and Clive Bowley. Bird of the Year 2021 Learn More Register for these live webinars IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT BIRDLIFE SOUTH AFRICA OFFICE CLOSURE Due to Covid-19 and to help prevent BirdLife South Africa's staff, members, volunteers, and indeed the public from contracting the virus (and to help limit the spread of the virus), our offices will be closed with immediate effect. The other four permit-holders had harvested a bull elk as the season was nearing an end. You just never know where or what might turn up. Here's How to Find Them. It is at this time of year when the birding is quiet that most of us turn our attention to other flying things, namely butterflies. Moose are in trouble. An Osprey fished successfully north of the causeway at Pitsford Reservoir this morning but it was harrassed for a long time by a Great Black-backed Gull. Please read the "important notices" at the right. The Cattle Egret remains at Pitsford Reservoir and the only other bird of note reported was a Marsh Harrier at Polebrook Airfield. So it was a given that I ((like many of you) should turn to birds during this Covid pandemic to find anchorage in the crises. The only birds reported at Summer Leys LNR today were a Chiloe Wigeon, a Ruff and a Common Sandpiper. Information and prices can change. A day of rain, strong south-westerly winds but much warmer temperatures provided a wader-fest in Northamptonshire. I also visited Drayton Reservoir, Daventry Country Park, Kentle Wood and Badby Wood without bumping into anything much out of the ordinary (a few Redpolls and Ravens in Badby Woods). Out of hours mobile: 07803 241452 or 07885 255830. A Grey Wagtail was at Thenford, Yellow Wagtails were at three locations and Kingfisher at Trafford Marsh. It is always puzzling to see the common birds missing from the final tally - where have the Bullfinches gone? Some more local ringing recoveries/sightings are as follows:-. Stanwick Pits was good for between four to six Cattle Egrets and a Hobby and a Wheatear were at Stortons Pits. The Cattle Egret hunted for insects in the meadow between the causeway and Maytrees Hide and was still present this evening. Visitors can now purchase admission, corn for the waterfowl, and other souvenirs through our walk-up window in the Resource Center. It was rather cool and with showers and hail and even some thunder at times which meant that insects were at a minimum! The Northamptonshire Birding Team consists of Neil McMahon (main contributor), Eleanor McMahon and Neil Hasdell as the Bloggers. She was already ringed and it transpires that she is 17 years old after being initially ringed as a chick in May 2004! The total at the end of an enjoyable 12-hour day was only 60 birds, well short of the par score for the square. Only 7 species of bird at this session, Magpie, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Starling and Swallow. Thanks for stopping by my feeders on your way north. Muntjac Deer proliferated all the way around the reserve and an Otter was briefly visible running along a meadow in the Scaldwell Bay at about 10.30am. The bird has been ringed and the details reveal that it was rung at Horsvaer Nordland, Norway 2019. In addition Neil is a self-employed tour leader and birdwatching guide and is available for guided walks, birdwatching fieldcraft sessions, surveys, presentations and more... Glenborrodale, the Ardnamurchan Peninsular. They were absolutely fantastic to watch. A Black Tern was noted at Stanford Reservoir today. I do feel sorry for the fledglings and for their parents as they have to work so much harder to find enough food for them. There is a place in Far West Texas where night skies are dark as coal and rivers carve temple-like canyons in ancient limestone. The excellent scrape-like pools alongside the A5 between Lilbourne village and the DIRFT complex attracted a Knot, a Sanderling, two Caspian Gulls and two Shelduck today with the adjacent Wildlife Trust reserve at Lilbourne Meadows making provision for a Dunlin, two Ringed Plovers and five Little Ringed Plovers. Three Common Sandpipers, a Dunlin and a family of Oystercatchers were at Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows LNR. Both Spotted Redshanks were at Summer Leys LNR today with the Greenshank on nearby Hardwater Lake. Safety Read More The other new bird is also a visitor and a scarce one in the county, a Hoopoe, which was found in Croyland Park in Wellingborough. They are returning through about mid-May into June to their breeding ranges, so watch for them at your sunflower feeders. At Pitsford Reservoir Pete and I checked several boxes. Swallows, House Martin and Swift were all hawking around the Hall and Grey Wagtails are breeding near the sluice from the upper lake. He was a “sign painter” when he got the gig of his life turning the little ranching town of Ridgway into Ft. Smith, Arkansas, with paint. Welford Reservoir provided for three Common Sandpipers and a White Wagtail and Hollowell Reservoir first thing had a Duinlin and an over-flying Osprey. Helen Franklin completed the BOS Long Day Count in SP55 today in less than ideal conditions, dodging short, sharp showers over lunch time and later wind speeds which were certainly more than the “moderate breezes” forecast. The distance between the two sites is about 36km with a period of 613 days elapsed between the two encounters; 2. An immature Cattle Egret at Pitsford Reservoir today was a nice surprise, spending much of its time in the sloping grass field between the Old Scalwell Road and the causeway but also venturing in the sheep field on the other side of the causeway and the meadow between the causeway and Maytrees Hide. The New Stokes Field Guide to Birds, Eastern Region, Buy Now! This beautiful butterfly overwinters as a pupa and emerges in spring. Samara is the Great Karoo's pioneering conservation project - a private wildlife reserve & safari lodge in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Only 7 species of bird at this session, Magpie, Chiffchaff, Reed Warbler, Pied Wagtail, Blackbird, Starling and Swallow. Flocks of Dunlin and Ringed Plovers arrived in the county today, some of the flocks touching down for a short time, others staying for longer. Summer Leys LNR was still seeing some action in the form of a Sandwich Tern, both Spotted Redshanks, a Ruff, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Dunlin, two Hobbies, a Cuckoo and a White Wagtail with a Greenshank and a Dunlin on nearby Hardwater Lake. Ottawa and area bird But no doubt I will be out and about trying myself to find it. The Cattle Egret was still on-site today although becoming a little more mobile and spending some time on the banks south of the causeway. At Harrington Airfield this afternoon birds included a male Common Redstart, two Whinchats, at least four Wheatears and a singing Sedge Warbler. Subject: King County rarities (not) Date: Sun May 16 2021 5:13 am From: birders.2341 AT comcast.net : All: Not that I any real academic level biological knowledge or significant birding knowledge, but still having been involved in birding for many years, having lived in the Puget Sound Basin since 1959 and having been an electrical engineer involved in many public works … This bird had travelled 20km in an ESE direction; 2. eBird map for locations now of Black-throated Green Warblers. A Little Egret was in the Scaldwell Bay and the Cattle Egret was between the causeway and Maytrees Hide and a Hobby was by the Fishing Lodge but on the bird front it was otherwise pretty staid. Its larval food is aspens, black cherry, tulip tree, sweet bay. Shop online now for indoor and outdoor plants. Register and add content to your list. Clifford Hill Pits was good again for waders today and passerines too with eight Whimbrel, three Dunlin, a Turnstone, a Black Tern, two Hobbies, ten Wheatears, a Whinchat and a Spotted Flycatcher. However there have been a couple of "new" sightings, neither of which I have caught up with. Birdathon Adventure Auction. 58 birds were processed including 3 retraps, a Reed Warbler and Swallow from 2019. I spent the day on the reserve section of Pitsford Reservoir today conducting a Naturetrek Day Tour. Some ringing recoveries associated with Northants Ringing Group activities are as follows:-. Scarcer birds included a Peregrine on a church, three singing Spotted Flycatchers (two at Marston St Lawrence and one at Edgcote) and two Wheatears near Halse Copse. Parks charge a daily entrance fee in addition to any facility fees, unless otherwise stated. The relatively short winter has encouraged an … Explore the unique and beautiful regions of Texas through nine interactive driving maps! Two Oystercatchers remain in situ. A second camera trap video from John Boland features Otters! Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies are on the wing now in NH. Thrapston Pits provided views of an adult Little Gull on Town Lake, four Hobbies, a Great White Egret, a Whimbrel, a Common Sandpiper, three Cuckoos (one female), two Kingfishers and a singing Nightingale. Rigorous science and projects in important sites and habitats for the conservation of birds and all nature. Featured below is some trail camera video footage of the first of a couple of Northamptonshire mammals courtesy of John Boland. Bobolinks have returned to "Bobolink Farm" our 23 acre NH property. The balance of nature is a beautiful thing, except when it isn’t. Bob's House Watch Service 352.901.8504 or Bobshousewatchservice@gmail.com. Join naturalist Ryan Maclean for an in-person, outdoor workshop to learn about birds! Our resident birds are busy simply getting on with breeding and raising their young. A first year male Blackbird was ringed at Hanging Houghton on 28th December 2020 and found dead after being predated by an unknown creature at nearby Brixworth on 6th April 2021, 99 days later. But the star bird was an adult female Cuckoo and there were two further singing males on the reserve.

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