Ringstead Red-foot

Northamptonshire’s tenth and the first twitchable one since 1997

Right place, right time – the two came together for Nick Parker this morning when he discovered the county’s tenth Red-footed Falcon on a visit to Kinewell Lake at Ringstead Gravel Pits. Found at 10.50, this bird, a first-summer (2nd calendar year) male drew modest numbers of birders throughout the remainder of the day as it put on a fine display, hawking insects among Black-headed Gulls, just above the water’s surface.

First-summer male Red-footed Falcon Ringstead GP, 16th May 2020 (Bob Bullock)
First-summer male Red-footed Falcon Ringstead GP, 16th May 2020 (Bob Bullock)2
First-summer male Red-footed Falcon Ringstead GP, 16th May 2020 (Bob Bullock)
First-summer male Red-footed Falcon Ringstead GP, 16th May 2020 (Martin Swannell)

 

 

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