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LATEST UPDATE SATURDAY 18 APRIL 2026 16.45
TODAY
16 Apr Osprey Earls Barton GP – two flew north-west over New Workings, 16.35
18 Apr Northern Wheatear Harrington AF – three in field between 1st Bunker and Concrete Track
18 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – one again, on Hardwater Lake, 12.28
18 Apr Avocet Summer Leys LNR – two on Eddie’s Island, 11.15
18 Apr Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one again, infront of Sand Martin Box on Main Lake, 11.10
18 Apr Mediterranean Gull Thrapston GP – two adults at Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 10.50, from Screen Hide, also Bittern
18 Apr Osprey Islip – one over River Nene near Islip Mill, 10.45
18 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – two on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 08.55
18 Apr Northern Wheatear Earls Barton GP – two in paddock opposite Summer Leys car park, 08.00
18 Apr Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one in Wader Bay before flying toward Hardwater Lake, Earls Barton GP, 07.40
18 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one still at Main Barrage Lake, 07.35, also 3 Common Sandpipers and 6 Northern Wheatears
FRIDAY 17 APRIL
17 Apr Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still on Titchmarsh NR today
17 Apr Osprey Earls Barton GP – one flew east toward Summer Leys LNR, 16.05
17 Apr Arctic Tern Stanford Res – one, 15.55
17 Apr Avocet Thrapston GP – two at Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 14.05, from Screen Hide, also Bittern
17 Apr Northern Wheatear Polebrook AF – at least four, 13.35
17 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – at least two still in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 13.00
17 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – one at eastern end of Hardwater Lake, flew toward Summer Leys LNR, 12.35
17 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – six (5 males) in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 10.30, also 3 Common Sandpipers
17 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one still on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 09.40, also 2 White Wagtails
17 Apr Whooper Swan Brampton Valley – two flew over ‘shrike hedge’, between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, 07.50, also 2 Northern Wheatears in general area
THURSDAY 16 APRIL
16 Apr Hen Harrier Northampton – ‘ringtail’ quartering field east of Gorse Valley Way, Kingsthorpe North Meadows, 52.2742, -0.9258 before flying toward Brampton Golf Course, 19.00
16 Apr Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still on Titchmarsh NR, 19.00
16 Apr White Wagtail Clifford Hill GP – two, 17.15
16 Apr Black-tailed Godwit Earls Barton GP – one still on New Workings (South), 17.10
16 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one still on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 16.30, also 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Arctic Terns
16 Apr Black-tailed Godwit Earls Barton GP – one on New Workings (South), 16.15
16 Apr Arctic Tern Summer Leys LNR – four over Main Lake, 16.00
16 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – one at eastern end of Hardwater Lake, flew toward Summer Leys LNR, 15.20
16 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – one at eastern end of Hardwater Lake, 15.05
16 Apr Whimbrel Summer Leys LNR – one still between Screen Hide and Feeding Station, 14.50
16 Apr Arctic Tern Summer Leys LNR – two over Main Lake, 14.30
16 Apr Whimbrel Summer Leys LNR – one still, infront of Feeding Station, 14.00, also Peregrine
16 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one still on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 13.55, also Dunlin, Arctic Tern, 8 Northen Wheatears and White Wagtail
16 Apr Arctic Tern Summer Leys LNR – at least one from Screen Hide, 12.00
16 Apr Whimbrel Summer Leys LNR – one still between Screen Hide and Feeding Station, 12.00
16 Apr Common Swift Thrapston GP – one at Titchmarsh NR, this morning
16 Apr Bittern Thrapston GP – one at Titchmarsh NR, 11.50
16 Apr Whimbrel Summer Leys LNR – one still between Screen Hide and Feeding Station, 11.15
16 Apr Whimbrel Summer Leys LNR – one between Screen Hide and Feeding Station, 10.35
16 Apr Whimbrel Summer Leys LNR – one between Screen Hide and Feeding Station, 09.40
16 Apr Northern Wheatear Harrington AF – two, 08.25
16 Apr Greenshank Ditchford GP – one at Townholme Meadows, Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 07.50, also Common Sandpiper on Dragonfly Lake
16 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – male on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 07.00
16 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one still on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 06.45, also Ringed Plover and White Wagtail
WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL
15 Apr Common Redstart Summer Leys LNR – one reported today
15 Apr White Wagtail Earls Barton GP – one in pony paddock opposite Summer Leys car park, 18.35
15 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female still in field, east from rubbish-strewn metal gateway 100 m along Mary’s Lane from Hardwater Road at 52.2633, -0.6927, 14.50
15 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one still on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 14.30, also White Wagtail
15 Apr Northern Wheatear Desborough AF – one near disused weighbridge at eastern end, 13.25
15 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – five still on south-west side of Main Barrage Lake at 52.2302, -0.8495, 13.15
15 Apr Northern Wheatear Stanford Res – female in ploughed field by dam car park, 13.00
15 Apr Mediterranean Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult on Rotary Island, 11.15
15 Apr Arctic Tern Ravensthorpe Res – two flew north, 10.55
15 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one still on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 10.45, also 2 Common Sandpipers and 4 (3 males) Northern Wheatears still on south-west side at 52.2302, -0.8495
15 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female still in field, east from rubbish-strewn metal gateway 100 m along Mary’s Lane from Hardwater Road at 52.2633, -0.6927, 10.20
15 Apr Avocet Summer Leys LNR – two on Eddie’s Island, briefly, then flew east, 10.00
15 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – five (4 males) on south side of Main Barrage Lake, 08.45
15 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one still on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 08.30, also Common Sandpiper, 2 Northern Wheatears and White Wagtail
15 Apr Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake again on Titchmarsh NR, 07.40
TUESDAY 14 APRIL
14 Apr Osprey Hollowell Res – one, blue-ringed ‘T3’, fishing, 17.10
14 Apr Osprey Oundle – one fishing at a private lake, 16.45
14 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female still visible distantly in field, east from rubbish-strewn metal gateway 100 m along Mary’s Lane from Hardwater Road at 52.2633, -0.6927, 14.00, also Northern Wheatear
14 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – again on Hardwater Lake, 13.30
14 Apr Northern Wheatear Earls Barton GP – one in field from gate with strewn rubbish, 100 m along Mary’s Lane from Hardwater Road, 12.55
14 Apr Northern Wheatear Clopton – at least 7 between Clopton and Bythorn, 12.10, on ploughed fields near barns
14 Apr Osprey Rothwell – one one over Darwen Lake, 12.00
14 Apr Ruff Summer Leys LNR – one on Fisherman’s Point, 11.45
14 Apr Greenshank Summer Leys LNR – one on Gull Island, briefly, 11.25, also Dunlin
14 Apr Greenshank Ditchford GP – one at Townholme Meadows, Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 10.35
14 Apr Arctic Tern Pitsford Res – one in Scaldwell Bay, 10.15
14 Apr Northern Wheatear Brampton Valley – two near ‘shrike hedge’, between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, 09.45
14 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female still, 09.35, in field between Summer Leys perimeter footpath and Mary’s Lane 52.2617, -0.6989
14 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – one on Hardwater Lake, then flew toward Summer Leys, 09.15
14 Apr Sandwich Tern Ditchford GP – three over Dragonfly Lake, Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 08.50
14 Apr Sandwich Tern Ditchford GP – one over Dragonfly Lake, Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 08.40
14 Apr Ring Ouzel Harrington AF – male near shooting wall, early morning,then flew to pile of cut trees/hedge further along the main track, also Common Redstart and at least 4 Northern Wheatears
14 Apr Lesser Whitethroat Corby Old Village – one, 07.35
14 Apr Lesser Whitethroat Pitsford Res – one near the Causeway, 07.05
14 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one still on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 05.55, also Green Sandpiper and Northern Wheatear
MONDAY 13 APRIL
13 Apr Avocet Clifford Hill GP – two, 19.00, also Whimbrel, still, and White Wagtail
13 Apr Mediterranean Gull Summer Leys LNR – two on Rotary Island, 18.45, also Bittern
13 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female still, 18.25, from gate with strewn rubbish 100 m along Mary’s Lane from Hardwater Road
13 Apr Marsh Harrier Thrapston GP – one this afternoon
13 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female still, 17.10, from gate with strewn rubbish 100 m along Mary’s Lane from Hardwater Road
13 Apr White Wagtail Earls Barton GP – one at eastern end of New Workings (South), 16.30
13 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female still, 16.05, showing well from gate with strewn rubbish 100 m along Mary’s Lane from Hardwater Road
13 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one, still, on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 15.45, east of sluice gate, also 3 Common Sandpipers and 2 White Wagtails
13 Apr Northern Wheatear Harrington AF – three near muck heap, 14.50
13 Apr Red-crested Pochard Earls Barton GP – drake on New Workings (South), 14.35
13 Apr Ruff Summer Leys LNR – one on Gull Island, 14.15
13 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female still visible distantly, 200 m east from rubbish strewn metal gateway 100 m along Mary’s Lane from Hardwater Road at 52.2633, -0.6927, 14.15
13 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one, still, on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 13.55
13 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female visible distantly from rubbish strewn metal gateway 100 m along Mary’s Lane on right hand side in harrowed field, 13.25
13 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one, still, on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 13.35, also 3 White Wagtails
13 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one, still, on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 10.15, also 2 Common Sandpipers, 2 Northern Wheatears and 2 White Wagtails
13 Apr Northern Wheatear Harrington AF – five on field close to overhead powerlines, 09.30
13 Apr Northern Wheatear Lilbourne Meadows NR – at least 5 on the eastern section close to M1 Motorway, 09.25
13 Apr Common Redstart Maidwell – one at Blueberry Farm, 08.10
⊗ 13 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – no sign of female in field toward Wollaston in brief search, early morning
13 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one, still, on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 06.05
SUNDAY 12 APRIL
12 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female again in field, one field further toward Wollaston than originally seen, 18.25, also Marsh Harrier over
12 Apr Ring Ouzel Earls Barton GP – female visible from rubbish strewn metal gateway 100 m along Mary’s Lane on right hand side in harrowed field close to Summer Leys LNR, 17.30
12 Apr Osprey Hollowell Res – one, 16.30, also Common Sandpiper on the dam
12 Apr Common Redstart Summer Leys LNR – male on footpathe between the reserve and Great Doddington, 12.40
12 Apr Osprey Pitsford Res – one north of the Causeway, 11.45
12 Apr Common Redstart Pitsford Res – male in waterside willows in Walgrave Bay, 300 m south of ‘square pond’ on eastern side, 10.40
12 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one, still, in north-east corner of Main Barrage Lake, 10.30
12 Apr White Wagtail Stanford Res – one on the dam, 10.10
12 Apr Common Redstart Summer Leys LNR – one in hedge between old railway track and River nene, 10.05
12 Apr Northern Wheatear Lilbourne Meadows NR – three, 08.40
12 Apr Common Redstart Harrington AF – one, early morning, also Northern Wheatear
12 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one, still, on north side of Main Barrage Lake, east of the sluice gate bridge, 08.15
12 Apr Northern Wheatear Earls Barton – two on a field between Earls Barton and Ecton, 08.00
12 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one, still, on north side of Main Barrage Lake, east of the sluice gate bridge, 08.00
12 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 07.20, in Guilsborough Bay
12 Apr Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one, 06.30
SATURDAY 11 APRIL
11 Apr Arctic Tern Summer Leys LNR – two, 19.05
11 Apr Common Redstart Ravensthorpe Res – male still in field boundary hedge between Fishing Lodge and wood in south-west corner, late afternoon
11 Apr Arctic Tern Ravensthorpe Res – one, still, 15.10
11 Apr Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, still, on Rotary Island, 15.10
11 Apr Sandwich Tern Summer Leys LNR – three, still, on Gull Island, 14.35
11 Apr Arctic Tern Ravensthorpe Res – one, 14.25
11 Apr Sandwich Tern Summer Leys LNR – three on Fisherman’s Point, 14.10
11 Apr Ruff Summer Leys LNR – one on Gull Island, 14.10
11 Apr Sandwich Tern Summer Leys LNR – three flew low west over Main Lake, 14.00
11 Apr Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one in Wader Bay, 13.50
11 Apr Sandwich Tern Summer Leys LNR – two on Gull Island, 13.40
11 Apr Sandwich Tern Summer Leys LNR – one, still, on Gull Island, 13.25
11 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – one on Hardwater Lake, 13.20
11 Apr Sandwich Tern Summer Leys LNR – one over Main Lake, 12.40
11 Apr Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – five near Paul Britten Hide, 12.15
11 Apr Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 12.15
11 Apr Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – five circled overhead, 12.10
⊗ 11 Apr Arctic Tern Daventry CP – flew off east, 10.11
11 Apr Firecrest Clifford Hill GP – one on ivy-covered fence line near the gated bridge at Weston Mill, 10.00
11 Apr Sandwich Tern Summer Leys LNR – one flew through, 09.55
11 Apr Arctic Tern Daventry CP – one, 09.55
⊗ 11 Apr Whimbrel Daventry CP – flew off, 09.55
11 Apr Whimbrel Daventry CP – one, still, on tern raft briefly, 09.50
11 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 09.45, in Guilsborough Bay
11 Apr Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – second-winter on Gull Island, 09.40
11 Apr Whimbrel Daventry CP – one, 09.25
11 Apr Cuckoo Summer Leys LNR – one, 09.10
11 Apr Northern Wheatear Summer Leys LNR – one on the old rail track, 08.55
11 Apr White Wagtail Clifford Hill GP – one on the south side of Main Barrage Lake, 08.40
11 Apr Whooper Swan Stanwick GP – one flew north-east over Main Lake, 07.15
11 Apr Cattle Egret Stanwick GP – one at Main Lake, 07.10, also Ringed Plover and Common Sandpiper
11 Apr White-fronted Goose Lilbourne Meadows NR – one with 3 Greylags in easternmost sheep field, 06.35
11 Apr Greenshank Clifford Hill GP – one on north shore of Main Barrage Lake, 06.25
FRIDAY 10 APRIL
10 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, this evening
10 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – one flew north from New Workings (South), 13.45
10 Apr Bittern Earls Barton GP – one heard early afternoon
10 Apr Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still on North Lake, 13.25
10 Apr White Wagtail Welford Res – one with 7 Yellow Wagtails in horse paddock on south side of the reservoir, also Common Sandpiper on dam, 12.35
10 Apr Common Redstart Harrington AF – male still, ‘halfway’ along concrete track, 12.30
10 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – one on New Workings (South), 11.30
10 Apr Common Redstart Ravensthorpe Res – male in field boundary hedge between Fishing Lodge and wood in south-west corner, 10.55
10 Apr Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one on the Scrape, 08.10, also Ruff, plus Greenshank in Wader Bay
10 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, in Guilsborough Bay, 07.05
THURSDAY 09 APRIL
09 Apr Ruff Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 15.45, also drake Red-crested Pochard on adjacent River Nene
09 Apr Northern Wheatear Honey Hill – two males in roadside sheep field opposite Reflex radio tower, 52.3862, -1.05844, 15.45
09 Apr Northern Wheatear Earls Barton GP – female in field south of Pete Wylde’s Lake, 15.10
09 Apr Common Redstart Harrington AF – male still, in hedge at Shooting Wall, 14.10
09 Apr Glossy Ibis Ditchford GP – one, still, on island in Otter Lake, Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows, 13.40
09 Apr Common Redstart Yardley Chase – male at Denton Wood, early afternoon
09 Apr Northern Wheatear Harrington AF – two, still, 12.55, in field between main entrance and Chippings Compound
09 Apr Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake on North Lake, 10.50
09 Apr Glossy Ibis Ditchford GP – one on Townholme Meadows, Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR 52.3241, -0.6074, 09.55
09 Apr Common Redstart Harrington AF – male still, in hedge at Shooting Wall, 09.15, also 2 Northern Wheatears near main entrance
09 Apr Northern Wheatear Orlingbury – male on track to Moorfield Lodge, west of the village, 08.15
09 Apr Whimbrel Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 06.25, before flying off north
WEDNESDAY 08 APRIL
08 Apr Bittern Thrapston GP – one this afternoon
08 Apr Common Redstart Maidwell – male at Blueberry Farm, mid-afternoon
08 Apr Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one on the Scrape, 15.00
08 Apr Osprey Castle Ashby – one flew north-west, 10.25
08 Apr Common Redstart Harrington AF – one in hedge at Shooting Wall, 09.00
08 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – female on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 08.25
08 Apr Reed Warbler Stanwick GP – one in Reedbed behind Openback Hide, 06.50
TUESDAY 07 APRIL
07 Apr Grasshopper Warbler Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South) today
07 Apr ‘Channel’ Wagtail Lilbourne Meadows NR – one, 18.45
07 Apr Common Redstart Maidwell – one at Blueberry Farm, 17.35
07 Apr White Wagtail Summer Leys LNR – one, 17.30, in field behind Paul Britten Hide
07 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, off eastern shore, 17.00
07 Apr Hobby Thrapston GP – one over Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 15.40
07 Apr Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one (untagged), 16.00
07 Apr Osprey Earls Barton GP – one flew over New Workings, 14.45
07 Apr Garden Warbler Thrapston GP – one seen and heard on south side of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 13.55, also 4 Dunlins
07 Apr Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake at south-east end of Town Lake, early afternoon
07 Apr Bittern Summer Leys LNR – one flew into reeds near Pioneer Hide, 13.50
07 Apr Northern Wheatear Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings, 12.30, also drake Red-crested Pochard, still
07 Apr Northern Wheatear Summer Leys LNR – one this morning, also Yellow-legged Gull
07 Apr Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 10.00
07 Apr Common Redstart Great Doddington – one along River Nene in hedge where pylons cross the river between Wollaston Lock and Wellingborough Prison, 10.00
07 Apr Ring Ouzel Maidwell – male, at Blueberry Farm, 08.30, (no specific location details), also Northern Wheatear
07 Apr Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – one on the Scrape, briefly, 07.15
07 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, in Guilsborough Bay, 07.00
MONDAY 06 APRIL
06 Apr Osprey Pitsford Res – one from the dam, early evening
06 Apr Yellow Wagtail Pitsford Res – one on the dam, early evening
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Brampton Valley – two on field near ‘shrike hedge’ between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, 18.15
06 Apr Nightingale Twywell Hills and Dales – one this afternoon
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Clopton – one on hill between Clopton and Titchmarsh, 17.30
06 Apr Yellow Wagtail Blueberry Farm – one, late afternoon, also Common Redstart and Northern Wheatear
06 Apr Common Redstart Woodford Halse – one on north-west side of village at approximately 52.1759, -1.2188 late afternoon
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – one still, 17.00, also 3 Ringed Plovers and 2 Common Sandpipers
06 Apr Cattle Egret Thrapston GP – one at Titchmarsh NR, 16.20, also Common Sandpiper
06 Apr Osprey Finedon – one flew over toward Wellingborough, 16.00
06 Apr Yellow Wagtail Summer Leys LNR – male briefly on the Scrape 15.45, also first-winter Caspian Gull on Gull Island
06 Apr Osprey Pitsford Res – two from the Causeway, 15.10, also Mediterranean Gull in Scaldwell Bay
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Stanford Res – male still in small ploughed section of field behind dam car park, 13.50
06 Apr White Wagtail Braunston – two on flooded pool adjacent to canal bridge on A45, west of village, 12.10
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – one still on western side of Main Barrage Lake, 11.45
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Harrington AF – two in field near 2nd Bunker, 11.20
⊗ 06 Apr Ring Ouzel Borough Hill – no further sign up to 11.15
06 Apr Common Redstart Borough Hill – male in perimeter bushes, 100 m east of raido tower, 11.10 but mobile
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Borough Hill – three still, 100 m north-east of summit compound, 11.00
06 Apr Osprey Daventry – two flew over, 09.50
06 Apr Corn Bunting Chelveston AF – two (probably 3) singing in rough grass strip to right of runway, approximately 100 m from entrance gate, 09.45, also male Northern Wheatear
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Cold Ashby – one on muck heap near Crumbling Spinney, 0.5km south-east of the village, 08.55
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – one on western side of Main Barrage Lake, 08.45
06 Apr Ring Ouzel Borough Hill – one still, east of the summit compound, in area close to the wood, 08.45
06 Apr Northern Wheatear Stanford Res – male in small ploughed section of field behind dam car park, 08.40, also Common Sandpiper
06 Apr Ring Ouzel Borough Hill – one on the south side of the summit compound, 07.40, also 3 Northern Wheatears
06 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, off west bank, 07.10, also Northern Wheatear on the dam
SUNDAY 05 APRIL
⊗ 05 Apr White Wagtail Stanford Res – two on the dam, 13.20, reidentified as Pied Wagtails
05 Apr White Wagtail Stanford Res – two on the dam, 13.20
05 Apr Black-tailed Godwit Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 12.50
05 Apr Kittiwake Pitsford Res – adult in mouth of Scaldwell Bay, 12.40
05 Apr Red-crested Pochard Earls Barton GP – drake still, at New Workings (South), 12.00
05 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 10.15, in Guilsborough Bay
⊗ 05 Apr Spoonbill Clifford Hill GP – no further sign between 09.15 and 09.45
05 Apr Osprey Hollowell Res – one circling, 09.15
05 Apr Spoonbill Clifford Hill GP – one, still, west of island in Main Barrage Lake, 08.50
⊗ 05 Apr Sandwich Tern Clifford Hill GP – no further sign at Main Barrage Lake, 08.50
05 Apr Caspian Gull Ravensthorpe Res – two adults, 08.35, also Common Sandpiper on dam
05 Apr Osprey Stanford Res – one circling high over, 08.25
05 Apr Spoonbill Clifford Hill GP – one, still, in reeds west of island in Main Barrage Lake, 08.10
05 Apr Osprey Pitsford Res – one south of the Causeway, 08.10
05 Apr Sandwich Tern Clifford Hill GP – one mobile around Main Barrage Lake, 08.05
⊗ 05 Apr Spoonbill Clifford Hill GP – no further sign, 08.00
05 Apr White Wagtail Stanford Res – one on the dam, 07.20, also Common Sandpiper
05 Apr Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – one on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 07.20
05 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 07.10, also Common Sandpiper
05 Apr Spoonbill Clifford Hill GP – one, still, below bank on west side of Main Barrage Lake, 06.25
05 Apr Spoonbill Clifford Hill GP – one on the northern shoreline of Main Barrage Lake, 06.00
SATURDAY 04 APRIL
04 Apr Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – two (adult only briefly and first-winter) on Fisherman’s Point, mid-afternoon
04 Apr Osprey Pitsford Res – one still, then flew south over Walgrave Bay, 15.40
04 Apr Osprey Pitsford Res – one over Walgrave Bay, 14.50
04 Apr Common Whitethroat Desborough AF – singing male, 09.55
04 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 09.15, off the spillway in south-east corner
FRIDAY 03 APRIL
⊗ 03 Apr Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – no sign of drake on Kinewell Lake, early afternoon
03 Apr Glossy Ibis Earls Barton GP – one Hardwater Lake, early afternoon
03 Apr Caspian Gull Earls Barton GP – third-winter at New Workings (South), 11.15, also drake Red-crested Pochard on adjacent River Nene
03 Apr Northern Wheatear Borough Hill – three, two north of summit compound and one at northern end, 09.30
03 Apr Northern Wheatear Borough Hill – two north of summit compound, 09.15
03 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 07.20, in Guilsborough Bay
THURSDAY 02 APRIL
02 Apr Corn Bunting Chelveston AF – at least one, 18.45
02 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 17.25
02 Apr Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one on the Scrape, 16.05
02 Apr Osprey Hollowell Res – one over, 15.10
02 Apr Northern Wheatear Harrington AF – two still west of 2nd Bunker, 14.50
02 Apr Northern Wheatear Harrington AF – two, west of 2nd Bunker, 11.15
02 Apr Common Tern Pitsford Res – one off the Causeway, 10.20
02 Apr Osprey Flore – one flew north-east between Flore and M1 Junction 16, 10.15
02 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 06.45, off Guilsborough Bay Point
WEDNESDAY 01 APRIL
01 Apr Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult briefly, 18.15
01 Apr Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 18.05, in south-east corner
01 Apr Avocet Earls Barton GP – three at New Workings (South), 17.30
01 Apr Avocet Summer Leys LNR – three arrived, 18.05
01 Apr Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, 12.30, in north-east corner of Kinewell Lake
01 Apr Osprey Thrapston GP – one fishing, 11.45, also Pink-footed Goose at north end of Town Lake
01 Apr Sedge Warbler Stanwick GP – male singing in reeds behind Visitor Centre, 11.00
01 Apr Northern Wheatear Summer Leys LNR – one on the east side of the Scrape, 11.00
01 Apr Ring Ouzel Harrington AF – male flew from bushes between 1st and 2nd Bunkers toward 3rd Bunker, 10.40, also 25 Golden Plovers and 2 male Northern Wheatears on nearby worked field
01 Apr Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on Kinewell Lake, 09.20
01 Apr Cattle Egret Stanwick GP – seven still, 08.35, at North Lake
TUESDAY 31 MARCH
31 Mar Osprey Hollowell Res – one, 18.45
31 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 18.45
31 Mar Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, 16.40, on Kinewell Lake, near small island by car park, from south end looking west to island
31 Mar Northern Wheatear Brixworth CP – one, 16.15
31 Mar Cattle Egret Stanwick GP – seven, 12.45, in cattle field alongside Hog Dyke, north of North Lake 52.3494,-0.5707
31 Mar Red-crested Pochard Earls Barton GP – drake on New Workings (South), 12.30
31 Mar Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – one reported this morning
31 Mar Common Redstart Sywell CP – one, early morning, (no specific location details)
31 Mar Cattle Egret Stanwick GP – six at Main Lake, 06.45
MONDAY 30 MARCH
30 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 18.10, off Guilsborough Bay Point
30 Mar Red-crested Pochard Earls Barton GP – drake still on River Nene at New Workings, west of Whiston Lock, 16.25
30 Mar Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – third-winter on Fisherman’s Point, 16.10
30 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one over Main Lake, 13.35
30 Mar Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, late morning, on north side of Kinewell Lake, also Cattle Egret feeding in ploughed field at north eastern corner
30 Mar Bar-tailed Godwit Clifford Hill GP – one flew west, 11.00, also 5 Little Ringed Plovers and 2 Northern Wheatears, still, in north-east corner of Main Barrage Lake
30 Mar Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – two still, 07.45, in north-east corner of Main Barrage Lake
30 Mar Osprey Overstone – one over Overstone Wood, 07.00
SUNDAY 29 MARCH
29 Mar Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake again, 13.40, on north side of Kinewell Lake, also at least two Cattle Egrets still with cattle in farm paddock, north-east of thel lake
29 Mar Ring Ouzel Collyweston – male reported in flight over Main Road (A43), 11.57
29 Mar Marsh Harrier Desborough AF – adult male quartering airfield before flying toward adjacent woodland, 11.05
29 Mar Cattle Egret Ringstead GP – one on island in Kinewell Lake, 11.00
29 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 10.55, off north-east bank
29 Mar Avocet Clifford Hill GP – one on northern shoreline of Main Barrage Lake before flying east, 09.05, also Little Ringed Plover, second-winter Caspian Gull and two Northern Wheatears still in north-east corner
29 Mar Caspian Gull Earls Barton GP – first-winter at New Workings (South), 08.15
SATURDAY 28 MARCH
28 Mar Cattle Egret Ringstead GP – three still with cattle in farm paddock, north-east of Kinewell Lake, 14.25
28 Mar Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – two still, 11.45, in north-east corner of Main Barrage Lake, also Little Ringed Plover
28 Mar Red-crested Pochard Earls Barton GP – drake on River Nene at New Workings, 11.40
28 Mar Ruff Summer Leys LNR – one still, 10.40, from Screen Hide
28 Mar Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one untagged individual at New Workings (South), 09.25
28 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one tagged individual (yellow ‘DP’), over Main Lake, 09.00
28 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one tagged individual (yellow ‘DP’), 08.00
28 Mar Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – two, 06.30, mobile between north-east corner of Main Barrage Lake and the River Nene, also Little Ringed Plover, Common Snipe and 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls
FRIDAY 27 MARCH
27 Mar Caspian Gull Hollowell Res – adult, 16.20
27 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one tagged individual, 15.40
27 Mar Ruff Summer Leys LNR – one still, 15.25, on Gull Island
27 Mar Kittiwake Ravensthorpe Res – adult near dam, briefly, before heading off north, 14.55
27 Mar Cattle Egret Ringstead GP – at least three with cattle in farm paddock, north-east of Kinewell Lake, 13.00
27 Mar Ruff Summer Leys LNR – one near Wader Bay at midday
⊗ 27 Mar Whooper Swan Thrapston GP – the two adults flew off west from Town Lake at midday
27 Mar Osprey Boddington Res – one flew north-west, 10.30
27 Mar Kittiwake Thrapston GP – adult at the northern end of Town Lake, 10.15
27 Mar Whooper Swan Thrapston GP – two adults near the southern end of Town Lake, 10.00
27 Mar Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – one on bank at eastern end of Main Barrage Lake, 07.25
27 Mar Kittiwake Clifford Hill GP – adult, briefly, then flew east, 07.05
27 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 07.00, off the Sailing Club
THURSDAY 26 MARCH
26 Mar Common Redstart Summer Leys LNR – female near Paul Britten Hide, 18.35
26 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 18.10
26 Mar Kittiwake Thrapston GP – one still on island at the north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 13.15, visible from North Hide
26 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, midday
26 Mar Northern Wheatear Everdon – male on pea field between Everdon and Mantles Heath, 11.30
26 Mar Kittiwake Thrapston GP – one on island at the north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 11.20, visible from North Hide
26 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 11.00, in north-east corner of Main Lake
26 Mar Northern Wheatear Harrington AF – male, 10.25
26 Mar Ruff Ditchford GP – one at Dragonfly Lake, Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 10.25
26 Mar Marsh Harrier Clifford Hill GP – one, early morning
26 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 06.45, off Sailing Club Bay
WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH
25 Mar House Martin Pitsford Res – two, 15.15, also Yellow-legged Gull
25 Mar Osprey Pitsford Res – one flew over the Causeway, 12.05
25 Mar Northern Wheatear Clopton – two, this morning
25 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 11.15, in north-east corner of Main Lake
TUESDAY 24 MARCH
24 Mar Black Redstart Kettering – one in a private garden at Ise Lodge Estate today
24 Mar Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still on Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 14.55, from Screen Hide
24 Mar Marsh Harrier Thrapston GP – one at Titchmarsh NR, this morning
24 Mar Ruff Ditchford GP – seven at Townholme Meadows, Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 11.10
24 Mar Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – one flew north-east, 06.50
24 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 06.45, also Crossbill flew south
MONDAY 23 MARCH
23 Mar Mediterranean Gull Hardingstone GP – one, 17.05
23 Mar Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake at north-eastern end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 15.20, also 3 Black-tailed Godwits, still, on islands, plus three Common Snipes and Marsh Harrier
23 Mar Ruff Ditchford GP – seven at Townholme Meadows, Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 14.45
23 Mar Marsh Harrier Irthlingborough – one flew over from Finedon toward Stanwick GP, 13.50
23 Mar Common Scoter Clifford Hill GP – two, still, 11.00, at eastern end of Main Barrage Lake, 13.40
23 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one on the Scrape, 13.35
⊗ 23 Mar Scandinavian Rock Pipit Summer Leys LNR – no further sign on the Scrape for the last hour, 12.20
23 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 12.20, off wood on eastern bank
23 Mar Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – one west of Ditchford Lane, 12.10
23 Mar Swallow Thrapston GP – one over Titchmarsh NR, this morning
23 Mar Black-tailed Godwit Thrapston GP – three from Open-backed Hide on Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 12.00
23 Mar Scandinavian Rock Pipit Summer Leys LNR – one on the Scrape, late morning
23 Mar Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – one west of Ditchford Lane, 11.15
23 Mar Common Scoter Clifford Hill GP – two, still, 11.00, at eastern end of Main Barrage Lake
23 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 10.30
23 Mar Ruff Ditchford GP – two (one male) at Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 09.15 (no precise location details)
23 Mar Common Scoter Clifford Hill GP – two, 09.00 (no precise location details)
23 Mar Swallow Stanwick GP – one over Main Lake, 07.40, also 2 Pintails and Little Ringed Plover
SUNDAY 22 MARCH
22 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, from Screen Hide, 17.40, also Pintail from Rotary Hide
22 Mar Common Scoter Thrapston GP – drake at the eastern end of Titchmarsh NR, 12.45
22 Mar Crossbill Pitsford Res – one at Christie’s Copse, 10.40
22 Mar Common Sandpiper Lilbourne Meadows NR – one, this morning, also 4 Little Ringed Plovers
22 Mar Jack Snipe Upton CP – two, early morning, also 34 Common Snipes
SATURDAY 21 MARCH
21 Mar Ruff Summer Leys LNR – at least one reported this morning
21 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, on Scrape, 12.40
21 Mar Willow Warbler Harrington AF – one singing in small spinney by entrance to concrete track, 12.35
21 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 10.45
21 Mar Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 09.10
21 Mar Ruff Earls Barton GP – two on New Workings (South), 08.00, also Green Sandpiper, 4 Redshanks and Common Snipe
21 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, off west bank, south-east of Guilsborough Bay, 07.55
FRIDAY 20 MARCH
20 Mar Common Crane Lyveden – one flew north, 16.30
20 Mar White Wagtail Earls Barton – one on manure heap in field between Earls Barton and Ecton, 15.15
20 Mar Ruff Ditchford GP – five on Townholme Meadows , Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 14.25
20 Mar Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 14.10
20 Mar White-fronted Goose Ringstead GP – no further sign of eleven on Kinewell Lake after 14.00
20 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, in reservoir centre, 12.35, also Jack Snipe
20 Mar White-fronted Goose Ringstead GP – eleven on Kinewell Lake, 12.00
20 Mar Crosbill Pitsford Res – several in plantation in northern area of Walgrave Bay, 11.45
20 Mar Osprey Hollowell Res – one circled over feeder stream before flying south-east, 11.40
20 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 11.25, infront of Feeding Station, also drake Pintail
20 Mar Water Pipit Pitsford Res – one flew east over Scaldwell Bay, 10.15
20 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 10.00, on the Scrape
20 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 07.40, off Sailing Club Bay
THURSDAY 19 MARCH
19 Mar Bittern Summer Leys LNR – one flew into reeds by Pioneer Hide, 18.30
19 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 17.00, off the dam
19 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 16.45, infront of Screen Hide
19 Mar Avocet Earls Barton GP – two still at New Workings (South), 12.45
19 Mar Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – at least one reported, late morning
19 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 10.50, from Paul Britten Hide
19 Mar Avocet Earls Barton GP – two at New Workings (South), 10.20
19 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 06.50, off Sailing Club
WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH
18 Mar Avocet Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 17.00
18 Mar Northern Wheatear Maidwell – male in Blueberry Farm area, 17.00
18 Mar Caspian Gull Ravensthorpe Res – adult, 15.40, also 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
18 Mar Osprey Harrington AF – one flew north, 15.30, also 15 Golden Plovers and male Northern Wheatear
18 Mar Northern Wheatear Brampton Valley – male still in bean field near ‘shrike hedge’ between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, 14.20
18 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one flew west, 12.20, also Peregrine
18 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, between Guilsborough Bay and Sailing Club 12.20, also 2 adult Caspian Gulls in Guilsborough Bay
18 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 12.05, in field behind Sand Martin Bank
18 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 11.20, in channel just south of Screen Hide
18 Mar Northern Wheatear Brampton Valley – male in bean field near ‘shrike hedge’ between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, 08.00, also 120+ Golden Plovers
18 Mar Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – one flew south-west over Main Lake, 07.10
TUESDAY 17 MARCH
17 Mar Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – male still in north-west corner of Main Barrage, 16.25
17 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, on western side, halfway between dam and causeway, 16.10
17 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 13.55, in meadow behind Sand Martin Bank
17 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – two, 12.50, also 16 Black-tailed Godwits on Round Island
17 Mar Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – one still in north-west corner, 11.50
17 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off the causeway, 11.30
17 Mar Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – fifteen on Round Island, 11.30
17 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, by log pile in north-east corner of Main Lake, 11.10, also Little Ringed Plover, 3 Dunlins and Common Snipe
17 Mar Northern Wheatear Clifford Hill GP – one in north-west corner, 08.10
MONDAY 16 MARCH
16 Mar Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – first-winter in gull roost, early evening
16 Mar Kittiwake Pitsford Res – six adults still present, 16.30, between Pintail Bay and Yacht Bay, viewed distantly from dam
⊗ 16 Mar Kittiwake Pitsford Res – six still, 16.00, but then no further sign since
16 Mar Kittiwake Pitsford Res – six still, 15.20, on water between The Pines and Yacht Bay
16 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, near Feeding Station, 15.05, also 3 Dunlins
16 Mar Kittiwake Pitsford Res – six off the dam, 15.05, also adult Yellow-legged Gull
16 Mar Hen Harrier Harrington AF – ‘ringtail’ flew west, 14.00
16 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, off Guilsborough Bay, Point, 11.55, also Jack Snipe
16 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off western side in bay by wood, 10.30
16 Mar Crossbill Yardley Chase – five flew over Denton Wood, this morning
16 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one flew west, 08.10, also 2 Dunlins
SUNDAY 15 MARCH
15 Mar Avocet Pitsford Res – one still, swimming between James Fisher Hide and tern rafts in Scaldwell Bay, 14.50
15 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, on Main Lake, 14.25, also Little Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlins and third-winter Caspian Gull
15 Mar Avocet Pitsford Res – one on the water infront of James Fisher Hide, Scaldwell Bay, 12.00
15 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off western side but mobile, 11.00
15 Mar Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – first-winter again, 10.10
15 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, in south-west corner, 09.05
15 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, in Guilsborough Bay, 08.30, also Jack Snipe and Common Snipe on north-east side
15 Mar Caspian Gull Clifford Hill GP – two second-winters on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 07.35, also Common Snipe
SATURDAY 14 MARCH
⊗ 14 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – none in the vicinity today
14 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, on south-west side, 15.30
14 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 13.40
14 Mar Cattle Egret Kislingbury GP – one still in adjacent field, south-west of the pits, 12.40
14 Mar Cattle Egret Kislingbury GP – one still in adjacent field, south-west of the pits, 11.00
14 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, in reservoir centre, 10.45
14 Mar Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – first-winter, 10.10, viewable distantly from the dam
14 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still off west side, 10.00
14 Mar Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one at Quarry Walk, 09.50
14 Mar Cattle Egret Kislingbury GP – one in adjacent field, 09.15
14 Mar Bittern Summer Leys LNR – one in reeds by Pioneer Hide, 09.10
14 Mar Crossbill Brampton Valley – one at Gamboro Plantation, 08.50
14 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 08.45, off west side
14 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 08.25, on west side of Guilsborough Bay
14 Mar Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – one, early morning
FRIDAY 13 MARCH
13 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 16.50, near middle of reservoir
13 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 16.00, in meadow behind Sand Martin Bank
13 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-four in field with Percy Pilcher monument 15.20
13 Mar Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – third-winter from Screen Hide, 15.20, also Dunlin
13 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 12.25, off eastern bank, also first-winter Mediterranean Gull on jetty infront of sailing club
13 Mar Caspian Gull Earls Barton GP – adult on New Workings (South), 11.00, also Green Sandpiper on New Workings (North)
13 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 10.35, off eastern bank south of car park by causeway
13 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 10.05, in meadow behind Sand Martin Bank
13 Mar Cattle Egret Oundle – one on flooded field by River Nene, south of the town and west of the A605, 09.10
13 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 08.15, off the dam
THURSDAY 12 MARCH
12 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – twenty-four in field with Percy Pilcher monument 16.15
12 Mar Mediterranean Gull Daventry CP – adult, 11.20
12 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 10.45, infront of Feeding Station, also Marsh Harrier
12 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 07.55, off the Sailing Club, then swam north-east
WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH
11 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one over Main Lake, 16.25
11 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 16.05, infront of Screen Hide
11 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 15.10, on the east side
11 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – two, including first-year male ‘J4’, 11.10
TUESDAY 10 MARCH
10 Mar Red-necked Grebe Ditchford GP – one still, on Big Lake, today
10 Mar Mediterranean Gull Daventry CP – adult, 14.20
10 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-three in field with Percy Pilcher monument 14.35
10 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – twenty-nine in field with Percy Pilcher monument before flying into adjacent Stanford grounds, 13.05
10 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 13.05, in field behind Sand Martin Wall
10 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 12.40, in Guilsborough Bay
10 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 12.40, in north-east corner of Main Lake
10 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one on the Scrape, 11.25
MONDAY 09 MARCH
09 Mar Ruddy Shelduck Lilbourne Meadows NR – female, still, today
09 Mar Corn Bunting Deanshanger – five between Deanshanger and Wicken today
09 Mar Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – first-winter in gull roost, 17.45
09 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-two in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 16.30
09 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 16.00, on the east side
09 Mar Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 15.25, also 2 Green Sandpipers
09 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 14.55, off eastern bank between wood and dam, also Jack Snipe.
09 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, this morning
09 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, 11.05, on north-west side of Main Barrage Lake
09 Mar Caspian Gull Clifford Hill GP – second-winter on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 10.40, also 2 Little Ringed Plovers
09 Mar Common Scoter Daventry CP – two (one drake) at southern end, 09.40
SUNDAY 08 MARCH
08 Mar Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – first-winter in gull roost, 17.35
08 Mar Hen Harrier Brampton Valley – ‘ringtail’ flew south-east between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, 17.20
08 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-seven in fields east of village, between Yelvertoft Road and old railway track, 15.00
08 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 13.57, at south-west end of reservoir
⊗ 08 Mar Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – no sign of drake still on Kinewell Lake or on adjacent Rosewater Fishing Lake, 13.20
08 Mar White-fronted Goose Ringstead GP – at least seventeen on island in north-east corner of Kinewell Lake, 13.20
08 Mar Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – one with at least thirteen White-fronted Geese on island in north-east corner of Kinewell Lake, 12.15
08 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, this morning, also 3 Little Ringed Plovers and Dunlin
08 Mar Pink-footed Goose West Farndon – one from West Farndon Road between Chipping Warden and West Farndon at approximately 52.1530, -1.2450, 12.00
⊗ 08 Mar Red-necked Grebe Ditchford GP – no sign on Delta Pit (Rushden Lakes), 10.40-11.30; presumed drake Ring-necked x Tufted Duck hybrid on adjacent lake.
SATURDAY 07 MARCH
07 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-three in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 14.50
07 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 11.45, off the reedbed on the eastern side
07 Mar Whimbrel Clifford Hill GP – one on the southern side of Main Barrage Lake this morning
07 Mar Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – one at North Lake, 09.40
07 Mar Crossbill Harlestone Heath – unspecified number on north side of pines, 09.30
07 Mar Black-tailed Godwit Harringworth – one on floodwater east of the village, 09.05, also 4 Dunlins
07 Mar Caspian Gull Clifford Hill GP – two third-winters on northern shoreline of Main Barrage Lake, 08.50
07 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, from Feeding Station, 08.50
07 Mar Cattle Egret Stanwick GP – three at North Lake, 08.45
07 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 08.30, on western side
07 Mar Caspian Gull Clifford Hill GP – adult on northern shoreline of Main Barrage Lake, 08.15, also Curlew, Ringed Plover and adult Yellow-legged Gull
07 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven still at Main Lake, 08.10, also 8 Pintails and Marsh Harrier
07 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 07.45, south-east of Guilsborough Bay Point
07 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, 07.35
FRIDAY 06 MARCH
06 Mar Red-necked Grebe Ditchford GP – one still on Delta Pit (Rushden Lakes), 17.35
06 Mar White-fronted Goose Ringstead GP – twenty-three on island in north-east corner of Kinewell Lake, 16.10
06 Mar Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – one with White-fronted Geese on island in north-east corner of Kinewell Lake, 16.05
06 Mar White-fronted Goose Ringstead GP – sixteen on island in north-east corner of Kinewell Lake, 15.55
06 Mar Ruddy Shelduck Lilbourne Meadows NR – female, still, 15.20
06 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-six in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 14.45
06 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one at Main Lake, 12.30
06 Mar Glossy ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, from Screen Hide, 10.35
06 Mar Mediterranean Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult (metal ring on right tarsus) on Gull Island, 10.35
06 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 09.20
06 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 09.00
06 Mar Mediterranean Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult on Gull Island, 08.30
06 Mar Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – one flew south-west over Main Lake, 08.20
06 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 08.00, on west side of Guilsborough Bay
06 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven still, at Main Lake, 07.55, also Curlew
THURSDAY 05 March
05 Mar Ruddy Shelduck Lilbourne Meadows NR – female, still, today
05 Mar Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – one still, this afternoon
05 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-two still in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 16.15
05 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off reedbed on east side, 14.50
05 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 14.00, from old railway track in field opposite Sand Martin Bank
05 Mar Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on Kinewell Lake, 13.00
05 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, off Guilsborough Bay Point, 12.40, also 2 adult Caspian Gulls and Stonechat
05 Mar Siberian Chiffchaff Daventry CP – one still around the Grit Trap, 11.45, best looked for from viewpoint in south-east corner 52.2635,-1.1530, also 20+ Common Snipes in the wider reaches of the CP
05 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 10.40, from old railway track in field opposite Sand Martin Bank
05 Mar Red-necked Grebe Ditchford GP – one still on Delta Pit (Rushden Lakes), 10.30
05 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off reedbed on east side, 10.25
05 Mar Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 10.00
05 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven still, on fields north of Main Lake, 09.50
05 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on Deep Water Lake, 09.45
05 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one again, in Guilsborough Bay, 08.35
WEDNESDAY 04 March
04 Mar Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – two adults, in the gull roost, 17.30
04 Mar Mediterranean Gull Summer Leys LNR – two adults, still, 16.50
04 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off reedbed on east side, 16.05
04 Mar Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 15.30, also at least one Little Ringed Plover still on north shoreline of Main Barrage Lake
04 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off east side of dam, 12.05
04 Mar Mediterranean Gull Summer Leys LNR – two adults, 16.00, then flew east
04 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 15.45
04 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – at least thirty-one still in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 16.20
04 Mar Cattle Egret Thrapston GP – four, this morning
04 Mar Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – one still, this morning
04 Mar Ruddy Shelduck Lilbourne Meadows NR – female, late morning
04 Mar Little Ringed Plover Clifford Hill GP – two on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 11.15 (first 2026 record)
04 Mar Red-necked Grebe Ditchford GP – one on Delta Pit (Rushden Lakes), 11.05, from viewing screen on main track running along east side
04 Mar Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 10.55
04 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, at east end of Main Barrage Lake, 10.55
04 Mar Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake again on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 08.55
04 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, at east end of Main Barrage Lake, 08.55
TUESDAY 03 MARCH
03 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-two in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 13.40
03 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, viewed distantly from the dam, early afternoon, also Crossbill flew over car park
03 Mar Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one again, viewed distantly from the dam, early afternoon
⊗ 02 Mar Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – no sign of drake, early afternoon
02 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on north side of Main Barrage Lake, early afternoon
03 Mar Avocet Earls Barton GP – two at New Workings (South), 12.00
03 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 11.30, infront of Feeding Station, also Marsh Harrier
03 Mar Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – one, mid-morning
03 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven still, on fields north of Main Lake, 09.30
monday 02 March
02 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 17.00
02 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 16.50, halfway between dam and causeway on the western side
02 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-eight in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 15.55
02 Mar Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on Kinewell Lake, 15.50
02 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 14.50, halfway between dam and causeway on the western side
02 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 14.30, also Black-tailed Godwit, Dunlin and 9+ Snipe
⊗ 02 Mar Tundra Bean Goose Denford – no sign, 13.50, nor of any White-fronted Geese alongside River Nene, north of the village or at nearby Ringstead GP
02 Mar Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake again on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 13.00
02 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on Deep Water Lake, 13.00
⊗ 02 Mar Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – no sign by midday (or at nearby Ravensthorpe Res)
02 Mar Caspian Gull Hollowell Res – adult flew south, 12.00, also 2 Jack Snipes and 5 Common Snipes
02 Mar Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – one on Hawthorn Island, 12.00
02 Mar Siberian Chiffchaff Daventry CP – one still around the Grit Trap, 11.45, best looked for from viewpoint in south-east corner 52.2635,-1.1530, also 3 Jack Snipes and 20+ Common Snipes
02 Mar Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake again on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 11.35
02 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-five in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 11.00
02 Mar Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake on Kinewell Lake, 10.20, in south-west corner from boardwalk
02 Mar Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 10.00, halfway between dam and reedbed on the eastern side
02 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on Deep WaterLake, 08.05
02 Mar Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake again on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 08.05
Sunday 01 March
01 Mar Sand Martin Thrapston GP – three today (first 2026 record)
01 Mar White-fronted Goose Warmington – eighteen still at Warmington Mill today
01 Mar Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still, with twenty-three White-fronted Geese alongside River Nene, north of the village, viewed from lay-by at approximately 52.3848, -0.5391, 16.25
01 Mar Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, 15.30
⊗ 01 Mar Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – no sign of drake on Kinewell Lake, 12.15
⊗ 01 Mar Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP -no sign on Kinewell Lake, 12.15
01 Mar Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 12.25
01 Mar White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-four still in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 11.15
01 Mar Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still, with twenty-three White-fronted Geese alongside River Nene, north of the village, viewed from lay-by at approximately 52.3848, -0.5391, 09.30
01 Mar Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still showing well from Screen Hide, 08.50
01 Mar Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still, 08.45, also drake Smew
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