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LATEST UPDATE SUNDAY 29 MARCH 2026 09.25
TODAY
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 nenel 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
saturday 28 february
28 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still, with several White-fronted Geese alongside River Nene, north of the village, viewed from lay-by at approximately 52.3848, -0.5391, 14.00
28 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, showing well from Screen Hide, 14.00, also Marsh Harrier
28 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven still, on fields north of Main Lake, 13.25
28 Feb Caspian Gull Earls barton GP – first-winter at New Workings (South) from the Cogenhoe Road Lay-by, 12.35
28 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-four in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 11.45
28 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 11.00
28 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still with White-fronted Geese from one of the Denford Road Lay-bys, 10.45
⊗ 28 Feb Kittiwake Summer Leys LNR – no further sign of adult on Main Lake, 10.30
28 Feb Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one again, 10.10, off Guilsborough Bay Point, also Curlew flew south
28 Feb Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult, still, on Hawthorn Island, 10.05
28 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on Kinewell Lake, 09.35, also Ringed Plover flew over
28 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, showing well in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, 09.10
28 Feb Kittiwake Summer Leys LNR – adult mobile around Main Lake, 08.40
28 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on east side of Main Barrage Lake, 08.30, also Curlew and 3 Dunlins
28 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake again on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 08.30
28 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 08.05, also Curlew, Dunlin and 21 Common Snipes
28 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, 08.00
28 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on Kinewell Lake, 08.00
friday 27 february
27 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-three in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 14.50
27 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, on north side of Kinewell Lake, 14.25
27 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, 14.05
27 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on east side of Main Barrage Lake, 12.55
27 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake again on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 12.55
27 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – twenty still in field with Percy Pilcher monument, early afternoon
27 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 12.03, before being flushed by a narrowboat and flying onto Main Barrage Lake
27 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, this morning
27 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on Kinewell Lake, this morning
27 Feb Siberian Chiffchaff Daventry CP – one still around the Grit Trap, 11.30, best looked for from viewpoint in south-east corner 52.2635,-1.1530, though elusive
27 Feb Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one again, 10.35, in mouth of Guilsborough Bay
27 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on east side of Main Barrage Lake, 08.40
27 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 08.40
thursday 26 february
26 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, on Kinewell Lake, 16.55
26 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, 16.55
26 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 15.05
26 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 13.15
26 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 13.15
26 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, late morning
26 Feb Caspian Gull Hollowell Res – four (3 adults, one first-winter), late morning
26 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, 11.55
26 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, on Kinewell Lake, 11.55
26 Feb Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – one, 11.55, near Hawthorn Island
26 Feb Jack Snipe Hollowell Res – one on east side, 11.35
26 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – twenty-four in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 11.30
26 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, near reedbed on eastern side, 11.30
26 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, mobile, 11.30
26 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 10.15
26 Feb Bittern Yardley Chase – one flushed from pond in MOD Area (no public access), 10.05
26 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one again, south of Causeway, 09.50
26 Feb Caspian Gull Daventry CP – third-winter, 09.35
⊗ 26 Feb Black-necked Grebe Daventry CP – no sign of any up to 09.35
26 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one in the small bay by the wood on the west bank, 09.25
26 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven still, on fields north of Main Lake, 08.50
26 Feb Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – flew off south-west, 08.30
26 Feb Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 07.50, off Guilsborough Bay Point
wednesday 25 february
25 Feb Marsh Harrier Thrapston GP – one at Titchmarsh NR this afternoon
25 Feb Hen Harrier Harrington AF – ‘ringtail’, late afternoon, also male Merlin
25 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, close to the Feeding Station, 16.30, also Dunlin and adult Caspian Gull on Main Lake
25 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 16.20
25 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, 16.00
25 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 15.45
25 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – three (one wing-tagged ‘J4’), 14.45
25 Feb Black-necked Grebe Daventry CP – two still, 12.50
25 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 12.45
25 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, in north-west corner of Kinewell Lake, 11.40
25 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-two in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 11.30
25 Feb Crossbill Harlestone Firs – two in tree by the entrance to derelict wood yard, 11.30
25 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – one again with 23 White-fronted Geese on Kinewell Lake, 11.00
25 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, 10.50
25 Feb Black-necked Grebe Daventry CP – two still, 10.28, viewable from Sand Martin structure
25 Feb Black-necked Grebe Daventry CP – two, 08.40, viewable from viewpoint in West Bay, also first-winter Yellow-legged Gull and female presumed Tufted Duck x Pochard hybrid
25 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven still on Main Lake, 08.30, also 2 Curlews and Marsh Harrier
25 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on east side of Main Barrage Lake, 07.30, also first-winter Caspian Gull
25 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake again on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 07.25
tuesday 24 february
24 Feb Firecrest Lilbourne Meadows NR – unconfirmed report of one today (no precise location details)
24 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, 16.30
24 Feb Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – seven on main path from car park, at approximately 52.5702, -0.5891, 15.05
24 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – three (one wing-tagged ‘J4’), 14.45
24 Feb Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult on Hawthorn Island, 14.30
24 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 50 m south of the Feeding Station, 14.20
24 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, this morning
24 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still, with 23 White-fronted Geese alongside River Nene, north of the village, viewed from approximately at approximately 52.3848, -0.5391, 11.45
24 Feb Pink-footed Goose Lilbourne Meadows NR – two flew over, 11.35
24 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on Kinewell Lake, 11.15, also Cattle Egret
24 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, viewed from boardwalk, 10.50
24 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – at least 20 in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 10.45, also Mediterranean Gull
24 Feb Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – one flew north-east, 09.10
24 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven still on Main Lake, 08.50
24 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, 08.10, at east end of Main Barrage Lake
monday 23 february
23 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 16.20, from Screen Hide
23 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still, with 23 White-fronted Geese alongside River Nene, viewable from the lay-by on the Denford Road, north of the village at approximately 52.3848, -0.5391
23 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 15.30, also adult Caspian Gull
23 Feb Cattle Egret Ringstead GP – one in flooded field immediately north of Watermill Tearoom and Restaurant, 15.20
23 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, on south side of Kinewell Lake, 14.55
23 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven on Main Lake, 14.50
23 Feb Pink-footed Goose Thrapston GP – one on Elinor Trout Lake, 14.10
23 Feb Common Crane Thrapston GP – one flew north over Titchmarsh NR, 14.00
23 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – twenty-nine in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 13.40
23 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, on west side of Kinewell Lake, 13.40
23 Feb Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, mobile around the reservoir this morning, also ,4 Jack Snipes, 6 Common Snipes, adult and first-winter Caspian Gulls and Stonechat
23 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one with 23 White-fronted Geese alongside River Nene, viewable from the lay-by on the Denford Road at the north-east end of the village 52.3800, -0.5417, 12.25
23 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, on east side of Kinewell Lake, 12.05
23 Feb Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – several around the main car park this morning
23 Feb Crossbill Kelmarsh – one at Scotland Wood, this morning
23 Feb Cattle Egret Ringstead GP – one on main island in Kinewell Lake, 10.40, viewable from east side
23 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake, 10.35
23 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – one with 23 White-fronted Geese flew north from Kinewell Lake, 10.35
23 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still on Kinewell Lake, 09.25
23 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – one with 23 White-fronted Geese on Kinewell Lake, 09.15
sunday 22 february
22 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, 16.50, in south-west corner of Kinewell Lake
22 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, near main island on Kinewell Lake, 15.50, best viewed from path on western side
22 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP – one still, near main island on Kinewell Lake, 14.24, best viewed from path on western side
22 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on Kinewell Lake, off west bank, 14.13
22 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 12.20
22 Feb Red-necked Grebe Ringstead GP -one on Kinewell Lake, off west bank, 12.10
22 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – twenty in field with Percy Pilcher monument, 12.05
22 Feb Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – two on Hawthorn Island, midday
22 Feb White-fronted Goose Warmington – twenty-one with Greylags at Warmington Mill, midday
22 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, this morning, also Bittern
22 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on Kinewell Lake, off west bank, 11.20
22 Feb Caspian Gull Clifford Hill GP – first-winter reported on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 09.40
22 Feb Red-crested Pochard x Pochard hybrid Kislingbury GP – female still, 09.05
22 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake reported as still on Main Barrage Lake, early morning
22 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake reported as still on Main Barrage Lake, early morning
22 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – two on Main Lake, 07.20, also Marsh Harrier flew north-east
saturday 21 february
21 Feb Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 17.10, in small bay in south-east corner
21 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, on Kinewell Lake, 14.50
21 Feb Cattle Egret Ringstead GP – one on Kinewell Lake, 14.35
21 Feb Crossbill Harlestone Firs – nine along track from main entrance off A428 at 52.2678, -0.9463, 13.55
21 Feb Pink-footed Goose Thrapston GP – one again with Greylags on adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 13.45, before flying off north-east, also 6 Pintails, Curlew, Marsh Harrier and Stonechat
21 Feb Hen Harrier Holcot – ‘ringtail’ flew over road between the village and A43, 13.40
⊗ 21 Feb Red-crested Pochard Kislingbury GP – female reidentified as hybrid from photos
21 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still with up to 10 White-fronted Geese, 13.25
21 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on south side of Main Barrage Lake, 13.00
21 Feb Red-crested Pochard Kislingbury GP – female still, 12.40
21 Feb Caspian Gull Daventry CP – one reported, this morning
21 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 11.55
21 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 11.40, infront of Screen Hide
21 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on Main Barrage Lake, 11.25
21 Feb Crossbill Pitsford Res – one in flight over Walgrave Bay, 10.50
21 Feb Caspian Gull Cottingham – first-winter on floodwater north of village, by River Welland, 09.50, also Green Sandpiper
21 Feb Red-crested Pochard Kislingbury GP – female, 09.30
21 Feb Black-tailed Godwit Clifford Hill GP – eleven flew west, 09.00
21 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on Main Barrage Lake, 08.55
21 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 08.45
21 Feb Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one off eastern shoreline, 08.30
21 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – flew off north-east, 07.35
21 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake again on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 07.05
friday 20 february
⊗ 20 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – no sign of drake on Main Barrage Lake, late afternoon
20 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, late afternoon
20 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off eastern shoreline close to the dam, 17.00
20 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 17.00
20 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – two at Gamboro Plantation, 16.45
20 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on south side of Main Barrage Lake, 16.00
20 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, in middle of reservoir, 15.15
20 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still in north-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 14.15
20 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 13.30, off eastern shoreline
20 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake now in north-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 13.20
20 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off eastern shoreline halfway between the dam and causeway, 13.15
20 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 13.10
20 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, immediately west of footbridge from Weston Mill, 12.05
20 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off eastern shoreline, 11.35
20 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 11.35
20 Feb Lesser Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake on River Nene, 200 m west of Weston Mill Lock/river bridge, 10.25 (not Greater Scaup as previously reported)
20 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, north of Fishing Lodge, 07.55
20 Feb Greater Scaup Clifford Hill GP – drake still on River Nene, west of Weston Mill Lock, 09.35
⊗ 20 Feb Slavonian Grebe Daventry CP – no sign up to 09.30 this morning
20 Feb Crossbill Kelmarsh – singing male at Scotland Wood, 09.10
20 Feb Greater Scaup Clifford Hill GP – one, still, on River Nene, west of Weston Mill Lock, 09.05
20 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one still, off Fishing Lodge, 08.50
20 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 08.50
20 Feb Greater Scaup Clifford Hill GP – one, mobile around Main Barrage Lake, 08.20, also 6 Golden Plovers and Dunlin
20 Feb Slavonian Grebe Ravensthorpe Res – one north of Fishing Lodge, 07.55
20 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, mobile about the reservoir, 07.40
thursday 19 february
19 Feb Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – adult in the roost, 16.35
⊗ 19 Feb Pink-footed Goose Thrapston GP – no sign of Pink-footed Goose or of any White-fronted Geese today
19 Feb Slavonian Grebe Daventry CP – one still, 15.20, viewed distantly from the dam
19 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one again, 200 m south of causeway, 14.55
19 Feb Caspian Gull Hollowell Res – two adults in Guilsborough Bay, 14.30
19 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 14.15, infront of Sand Martin Wall
19 Feb Slavonian Grebe Daventry CP – one still, 13.30, viewed distantly from the dam
19 Feb Slavonian Grebe Daventry CP – one still, 12.15, south of the overflow in East Bay
19 Feb Slavonian Grebe Daventry CP – one close to the tern rafts and drifting toward the centre of the reservoir, 09.35
19 Feb Siberian Chiffchaff Daventry CP – one still around the Grit Trap, 09.30, best looked for from viewpoint in south-east corner 52.2635,-1.1530
wednesday 18 february
18 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on fishing lake west of Ringstead Road, 13.50
18 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still with 23 White-fronted Geese alongside River Nene, viewable from the lay-by on the Denford Road at the north-east end of the village 52.3800, -0.5417, 13.35
18 Feb Pink-footed Goose Thrapston GP – one still with Greylags on adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 13.00
18 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still with 23 White-fronted Geese alongside River Nene, viewable from the lay-by on the Denford Road at the north-east end of the village 52.3800, -0.5417, 12.20
18 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – four still in fields north of North Lake, 11.10, also 2 Stonechats
18 Feb Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one still, 11.10, close to west bank between Guilsborough Bay and Sailing Club
18 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, mid-morning
tuesday 17 february
17 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still with White-fronted Geese in flooded field by River Nene, east of the village, today
17 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on fishing lake east of Ringstead Road today
17 Feb Hen Harrier Brampton Valley – ‘ringtail’ between ‘shrike hedge’ and Blueberry Farm, 16.50, then flew toward Lamport, also 2 Stonechats
17 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 16.00, also first-year male Marsh Harrier ‘J4’
17 Feb Pink-footed Goose Thrapston GP – one again with Greylags on adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 13.40, also 8 White-fronted Geese on Elinor Trout Lake and 3 Pintails on Titchmarsh NR
monday 16 february
16 Feb Scaup Ringstead GP – unconfirmed report of one on Kinewell Lake this afternoon
16 Feb Corn Bunting Brampton Valley – two , 16.55, between ‘shrike hedge’ and Blueberry Farm
16 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 4 still at Gamboro Plantation, 16.55, also Green Sandpiper flew over
⊗ 16 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – no further sign with Greylags at adjacent Islip Water Meadows, this afternoon
16 Feb Crossbill Kelmarsh – one at Scotland Wood, 16.00
16 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, from Screen Hide, 15.35, also 8 Common Snipes
16 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one still with 25 White-fronted Geese in flooded field by River Nene, east of the village, 12.45
16 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – one with Greylags at adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 11.30, also Pink-footed Goose, still
16 Feb Red-throated Diver Hollowell Res – one off eastern end of the dam, 11.15, also 2 adult Caspian Gulls, 2 Jack Snipes, 4 Common Snipes and 2 Stonechats
16 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Denford – one with 25 White-fronted Geese in flooded field by River Nene, east of the village, 11.05
16 Feb Mediterranean Gull Daventry CP – adult at southern end, 10.30
16 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on fishing lake west of Ringstead Road, 10.30
16 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still on fishing lake west of Ringstead Road, 10.00
16 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 10.00, also 12 Golden Plovers
16 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, 09.25, on north side of Main Barrage Lake
sunday 15 february
15 Feb White-fronted Goose Thorpe Waterville – eight with Greylags on fields north-west of the village, 15.55
15 Feb Pink-footed Goose Thrapston GP – one again with Greylags on adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 15.35
15 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford on Avon – thirty-five in fields by Percy Pilcher Monument, 15.15
15 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – immature male ‘J4’, 15.00
15 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, 14.25, on fishing lake west of Ringstead Road
15 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – four in fields north of North Lake, 14.15
15 Feb Cattle Egret Wellingborough – one at Wellingborough Embankment, 13.28
15 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on Main Barrage Lake, early afternoon
15 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 12.50
15 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 12.43, north of causeway
15 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 12.15, north of causeway
15 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake still, 12.06, on fishing lake west of Ringstead Road
15 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, this morning
15 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – forty in fields south of old rail track, 11.45, best viewed looking north from Yelvertoft Road at 52.4055, -1.1202
15 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 11.45, then flew north over causeway
15 Feb Pink-footed Goose Thrapston GP – one on adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 10.00, before flying off with Greylags
15 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, mid-reservoir, 09.20
saturday 14 february
14 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, near the causeway, 16.30
14 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake again at Kinewell Lake, 14.15
14 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – one at Kinewell Lake, 14.10
14 Feb White-fronted Goose Ringstead GP – twenty-three at Kinewell Lake, 14.05
14 Feb Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings/Whiston Lock, 14.00, also 2 Stonechats
14 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, showing well from the dam, 13.30
14 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, this morning, also Marsh Harrier
14 Feb Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 11.50
14 Feb White-fronted Goose Thrapston GP – eight at Elinor Trout Lake, 10.30
14 Feb Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – one west of Ditchford Lane, 10.30
14 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 08.30, 200 m north of the dam
14 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 8 still at Gamboro Plantation, 08.00
friday 13 february
13 Feb Common Scoter Stanford Res – five drakes still, 17.15
⊗ 13 Feb Sanderling Summer Leys LNR – two earlier reidentified as Dunlin from photographs
13 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 16.55, close to the dam
13 Feb Mediterranean Gull Pitsford Res – adult off the dam this afternoon, also 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
13 Feb Ruddy Shelduck Winwick – female on small lake near Winwick Grang, 15.15
13 Feb Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake on Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 14.35
13 Feb Common Scoter Stanford Res – five drakes, still, off Sand Martin Bank, 14.05
13 Feb Common Scoter Clifford Hill GP – three drakes still on Main Barrage Lake, 14.05
13 Feb Smew Hollowell Res – drake briefly, 13.45, before flying off
13 Feb Common Scoter Thrapston GP – three drakes on Town Lake, 13.45
13 Feb Common Scoter Hollowell Res – two drakes still, 13.15
13 Feb Common Scoter Hollowell Res – two drakes still, 12.50
13 Feb Common Scoter Stanford Res – five drakes, still, off Sand Martin Bank, 12.45
13 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on Main Barrage Lake, 12.30, also 3 drake Common Scoters, still, and Dunlin
13 Feb Common Scoter Stanford Res – five drakes from the hide, 12.15, also Stonechat
13 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 12.00, off the causeway
12 Feb Siberian Chiffchaff Daventry CP – one still around the Grit Trap, late morning, best looked for from viewpoint in south-east corner 52.2635,-1.1530, also Aythya hybrid resembling female Greater Scaup again on the water
13 Feb Sanderling Summer Leys LNR – two on Fisherman’s Point, 11.40
13 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 11.30, mobile about the reservoir
13 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one wing-tagged individual, 11.00, also 2 Dunlins
13 Feb Common Scoter Hollowell Res – two drakes off Guilsborough Bay Point, 10.50
13 Feb Common Scoter Clifford Hill GP – three drakes still on Main Barrage Lake, 10.40, also Curlew and 3 Dunlins
13 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 10.35, between Feeding Station and Screen Hide
13 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 10.25, off the Fishing Lodge
13 Feb Common Scoter Clifford Hill GP – three drakes in centre of Main Barrage Lake, 07.55
13 Feb Black-tailed Godwit Clifford Hill GP – two on east side of Main Barrage Lake, 07.15, also 2 Curlews
thursday 12 february
12 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 16.40, off the causeway but mobile
12 Feb White-fronted Goose Thrapston GP – seven at Elinor Trout Lake, 15.30
12 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 15.30, off the causeway
12 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, this morning
12 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 11.55
12 Feb Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (South), 11.45, also Stonechat at New Workings (North)
12 Feb Siberian Chiffchaff Daventry CP – one still around the Grit Trap, late morning, best looked for from viewpoint in south-east corner 52.2635,-1.1530, also Aythya hybrid resembling female Greater Scaup again on the water
12 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – seven in fields north of Main Lake, 10.50
12 Feb Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still, 10.15, in Catwalk Bay
12 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 08.00, off the dam
wednesday 11 february
11 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 16.15, 200 m south of the causeway, also 2 White-fronted Geese with Greylags on water, north of the Fishing Lodge
11 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – several still at Gamboro Plantation, 16.00
11 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 14.15, m north of the dam
11 Feb White-fronted Goose Thrapston GP – six on Aldwincle Lake, 12.45, Titchmarsh NR, also 5 Pintails
11 Feb White-fronted Goose Hollowell Res – two with Greylags in field west of Feeder Stream before flying south, 12.35, also 5 Jack Snipes, 13 Common Snipes, 3 Stonechats and Crossbill in flight near sailing club
11 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 12.10, from Screen Hide, also drake Pintail
11 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – five in fields north of North Lake, 10.25
11 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 10.00, 100 m north of the dam
11 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 09.40, in middle of reservoir
11 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 10 at Gamboro Plantation, 08.20
11 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on south-east side of Main Barrage Lake, 08.05, also Curlew briefly before flying south
tuesday 10 february
10 Feb Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still, 16.15, near Moulton Grange Bay
10 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 15.30, in middle of reservoir
10 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 14.40, showing well off the dam
10 Feb Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – two flew over, 13.35
10 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, mobile south of the causeway, 13.35
10 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 12.45
10 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, in south-east corner of Main Barrage Lake, 10.35
10 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 08.50, 200 m north of the Fishing Lodge
10 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one still, 08.05, showing well, 10 m off the dam
Monday 09 february
09 Feb White-fronted Goose Cransley Res – seven with Greylags this afternoon
09 Feb Red-throated Diver Ravensthorpe Res – one, 17.05, in central part of the reservoir
09 Feb Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still, 15.05, in Stone Barn Bay
09 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – two first-years, (one wing-tagged male ‘J4’ ), 11.40
09 Feb Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still, south of Causeway car park, opposite Catwalk Bay, 11.30
09 Feb Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still, in The Narrows, 11.20
09 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 09.40, from Screen Hide, also Pintail and 6 Common Snipes
09 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, at eastern end of Main Barrage Lake, 08.45, also 3 Pintails and Stonechat
⊗ 09 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Stanford Res – no sign of any this morning
09 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – forty-two still, two fields behind dam car
park and adjacent to rail track, 08.20
sunday 08 february
08 Feb Mediterranean Gull Ditchford GP – adult at Irthligborough Lakes & Meadows NR, this afternoon, also first-year Marsh Harrier
08 Feb White-fronted Goose Warmington – twenty-six in field at Warmington Mill, 16.24
08 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still at western end, 15.50, also 2 Pintails
08 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – fifteen at Gamboro Plantation, mid-afternoon
08 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – first-year male (wing-tagged ‘J4’), 13.50
08 Feb Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still, 13.30, near The Narrows
08 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Stanford Res – at least 3 still, right of the dam car park on ridge, also Pink-footed Goose and 10 White-fronted Geese, 11.40
08 Feb White-fronted Goose Clifford Hill GP – twenty-five in south-east corner of Main Barrage Lake, flew off north-east, 11.10
08 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, 10.40
08 Feb White-fronted Goose Clifford Hill GP – twenty-five in south-east corner of Main Barrage Lake, 10.00, also drake Smew and 2 Pintails
⊗ 08 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Stanford Res – no further sign of any wild geese in the Stanford area up to 10.30 after being flushed by a runner
08 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 12 at Gamboro Plantation, 08.40, in larches at the north-eastern edge
08 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Stanford Res – four still, two fields behind dam car
park and adjacent to rail track, 08.15, also 3 Pink-footed Geese and c.30 White-fronted Geese
saturday 07 february
07 Feb Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one between the dam and Moulton Grange Bay, 16.40
07 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – one still on adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 15.35
07 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Stanford Res – four now on field behind dam, 14.55
07 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Stanford Res – four on reservoir, briefly, 14.35
⊗ 07 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – no further sign of drake on Kinewell Lake up to, 14.30
07 Feb Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – one on adjacent Islip Water Meadows with twenty-three White-fronted Geese, 13.30, also Stonechat
07 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – thirty-three on field behind dam car park, 12.40, also 3 Pink-footed Geese
07 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 12.20
07 Feb Ring-necked Duck Ringstead GP – drake on Kinewell Lake then flew west, 11.45
07 Feb Marsh Harrier Stortons GP – one flew south, 09.50
07 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 10 at Gamboro Plantation, 08.20
friday 06 february
06 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one (unagged), 16.05
06 Feb Ruddy Shelduck Lilbourne Meadows NR – female with Greylags, 15.05
06 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, from Screen Hide, 14.30
06 Feb Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – one, early afternoon
06 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – four still, with Greylags on fields north of Main Lake, 11.35
06 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, from Screen Hide, 11.30
06 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one wing-tagged individual, 11.00
thursday 05 february
05 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – four again with Greylags on fields north of Main Lake, 15.15
05 Feb Pink-footed Goose Lilbourne Meadows NR – two with Greylags, 15.00
05 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one wing-tagged individual over Main Lake, 12.20
05 Feb Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult still, this morning
05 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, near Feeding Station, 11.35
wednesday 04 february
04 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 15 mobile at Gamboro Plantation, 15.15
04 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one over Main lake, 13.00
04 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 12.35
04 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, near Feeding Station, 12.30
04 Feb Siberian Chiffchaff Daventry CP – two in the area of the Grit Trap, 12.15, best looked for from viewpoint in south-east corner 52.2635,-1.1530
04 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – two still, with Greylags on fields north of Main Lake, 12.15
04 Feb Siberian Chiffchaff Daventry CP – one again in the area of the Grit Trap, 10.50, best looked for from viewpoint in south-east corner 52.2635,-1.1530, although mobile and elusive
04 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – two females at Gamboro Plantation, 09.50
tuesday 03 february
⊗ 03 Feb Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – no sign at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, today
03 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – sixteen, late afternoon
03 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 16.00
03 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – two still, with Greylags on fields north of Main Lake this afternoon
03 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, near Feeding Station, 13.10
03 Feb Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult still, this morning
03 Feb Black Redstart Lamport – one again in farmyard with no public access between Lamport and Scaldwell, this morning
03 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – two still, 10.25, with Greylags on fields north of Main Lake
03 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one still, from Screen Hide, 09.25
03 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, east of island, 09.05
03 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 9 in north-east corner of Gamboro Plantation, 08.25
monday 02 february
02 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – two over Hawthorn Island, this afternoon
02 Feb Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 16.30
02 Feb Corn Bunting Deanshanger – two on wires east of village, along footpath to Wicken at approximately 52.0524, -0.9031, 14.45
02 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – first-year male ‘J4’ on Hawthorn Island, 14.15
02 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one from Screen Hide, 13.05
02 Feb Caspian Gull Daventry CP – third-winter and first-winter, 12.30, also first-winter Yellow-legged Gull and female Tufted Duck x Pochard hybrid
02 Feb Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one from Screen Hide, 12.15
02 Feb Cattle Egret Summer Leys LNR – one still, 12.00, on Eddie’s Island, also Marsh Harrier on Hawthorn Island and adult Caspian Gull, flew east
02 Feb Cattle Egret Summer Leys LNR – one still, 11.15, also 2 Marsh Harriers
02 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – four still, 11.30, with Greylags on fields north of Main Lake, 11.30
02 Feb Cattle Egret Summer Leys LNR – one still, 11.00, also Marsh Harrier and first-winter Caspian Gull
02 Feb Caspian Gull Stanford Res – third-winter, 09.40, also 12 Common Snipes
02 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – six at Gamboro Plantation, 08.10
sunday 01 february
01 Feb White-fronted Goose Hollowell Res – adult still, in field north of reservoir opposite Feeder Stream, 14.50
01 Feb Caspian Gull Hollowell Res – one, this morning
01 Feb Cattle Egret Summer Leys LNR – one, 11.35, also adult Caspian Gull, still
01 Feb Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 10.40
01 Feb White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – four again on Main Lake, 10.20
01 Feb Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – orange wing-tagged individual on Hawthorn Island, 10.05
01 Feb Jack Snipe Hollowell Res – one, 09.40, also 3 Stonechats
01 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – twenty-two at Gamboro Plantation, 09.20
01 Feb White-fronted Goose Hollowell Res – adult still in field opposite Feeder Stream, 09.10
01 Feb Red-crested Pochard Stanford Res – female in Keepers Lodge Bay, 08.50
01 Feb Jack Snipe Upton CP – one, 07.45
01 Feb Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 15 at Gamboro Plantation, early morning
saturday 31 January
31 Jan White-fronted Goose Warmington – ten with Greylags at Warmington Mill today
31 Jan Jack Snipe Upton CP – two, 14.55, also 30+ Common Snipes and 4 Stonechats
31 Jan Crossbill Harlestone – three in flight near Pheasantry Cottage, 14.10
31 Jan Jack Snipe Pitsford Res – one north of the Causeway, 13.15, also 13 Common Snipes and 2 Stonechats
31 Jan Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one still at New Workings (South), east of Whiston Lock, 12.40
31 Jan Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one still at New Workings (South), east of Whiston Lock, 12.25
31 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – two females, this morning
31 Jan Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult still, this morning
31 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 11.48
31 Jan Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – one at Chester House Lake, 11.15, also 4 Stonechats
31 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 11.10
31 Jan Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one over New Workings (South), 10.10
31 Jan Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – orange wing-tagged individual flew north-east over Main Lake, 08.25
31 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – four still on Main Lake, 07.25
friday 30 January
30 Jan Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – adult in the gull roost, 15.20
30 Jan Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult still, 13.55, on Hawthorn Island
30 Jan Crossbill Harlestone Firs – at least 7, 13.45, at approximately 52.2696, -0.9503
30 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, east of island, 12.55
30 Jan Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one over New Workings (North/South), 12.30, also 2 Stonechats
30 Jan Siberian Chiffchaff Daventry CP – one again in the area of the Grit Trap, 11.00, best looked for from viewpoint in south-east corner 52.2635,-1.1530 and often present on the island
30 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, east of island, 10.30
30 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – four on Main Lake, 10.25
thursday 29 January
29 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 17.00
29 Jan Crossbill Harlestone Firs – six, 14.20
29 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – at least 20 at 52.5664, -0.5949, 13.35
29 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one over Main Lake, midday, also 17 Golden Plovers and 12 Common Snipes
29 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – several, at 52.5664, -0.5949, this morning
29 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 11.30
wednesday 28 January
⊗ 28 Jan Smew Ravensthorpe Res – no sign of drake this afternoon
28 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – at least 50, 16.25
28 Jan Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – adult in the gull roost, 16.15
28 Jan Jack Snipe Brampton Valley – one near ‘shrike hedge’ between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, 15.55, also female Peregrine and 2 Stonechats
28 Jan Pink-footed Goose Thrapston GP – fifty-four flew north-east over Titchmarsh NR, 15.25
28 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 15.15
28 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – several still at Gamboro Plantation, 15.10
28 Jan Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult still, 15.00
28 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – several, at 52.5705, -0.5889, 13.15
28 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, this morning
28 Jan Caspian Gull Stanwick GP – first-winter on North Lake, this morning
28 Jan Greater Scaup Stanwick GP – adult drake on North Lake, 11.55
28 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake, still, in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 10.45
28 Jan Greater Scaup Stanwick GP – female on Main Lake, 10.35
28 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – approximately forty flew north-east, 10.25
28 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – between 12 and 16 at Gamboro Plantation, east of Cottesbrooke, early morning
tuesday 27 January
27 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – forty behind the dam, 16.30, also 2 Pink-footed Geese
27 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake, still, in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 14.15
27 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 14.00
monday 26 January
26 Jan Caspian Gull Stanford Res – adult in the gull roost, 16.40
26 Jan Mediterranean Gull Pitsford Res – adult off the dam, 16.30, also adult Yellow-legged Gull
26 Jan Smew Ravensthorpe Res – drake still north of the Causeway, 15.30
26 Jan Red-crested Pochard Billing GP – two (one drake) on Clover Lake, 15.25, also Green Sandpiper
26 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – forty-five, 14.45, also 2 Pink-footed Geese
26 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 14.45
26 Jan Red-crested Pochard Deene Lake – three (2 drakes), 13.35
26 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one again in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 13.00
26 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – sixteen, 2 km along the track from the main car, 12.55
26 Jan Smew Ravensthorpe Res – drake still north of the Causeway, 12.45
26 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake, still, 10.40
26 Jan Firecrest Ravensthorpe Res – one, ‘flew across the road to the small copse’, 10.15
26 Jan Smew Ravensthorpe Res – drake still north of the Causeway, 10.15
sunday 25 January
25 Jan Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – adult in the gull roost, early evening
25 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, still, infront of Feeding Station, 15.45, also adult Caspian Gull, still
25 Jan Smew Ravensthorpe Res – drake north of the Causeway, 13.05
25 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, still, beween Feeding Station and Screen Hide 11.30
25 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one flew over, 10.56, also Golden Plover and adult Caspian Gull on Hawthorn Island
25 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake, still, 09.40, also 7 Golden Plovers
saturday 24 January
24 Jan Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – one, 13.15, also Pintail and Redshank
24 Jan White-fronted Goose Summer Leys LNR – seven still on Main Lake, 12.45, infront of Screen Hide
24 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake, 12.35
24 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one again in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 12.30
24 Jan Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one at New Workings (North), 11.15, also Stonechat
24 Jan White-fronted Goose Warmington – nine with Greylag Geese in fields near Warmington Mill, mid-morning
24 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – fifty-eight, 09.50
24 Jan White-fronted Goose Summer Leys LNR – seven still on Main Lake, 09.35
24 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, wing-tagged ‘J4’, 08.50
friday 23 January
23 Jan Caspian Gull Stanford Res – first-winter in the gull roost, early evening
23 Jan White-fronted Goose Summer Leys LNR – seven flew off east from Main Lake, 16.15
23 Jan White-fronted Goose Summer Leys LNR – seven still on Main Lake, 15.45
23 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, still, near Feeding Station, 14.05
23 Jan Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – one over Wilson’s Pits, 14.00, also apparent drake Ring-necked Duck x Tufted Duck hybrid
23 Jan White-fronted Goose Summer Leys LNR – seven on Main Lake, 14.00
23 Jan Jack Snipe Summer Leys LNR – one, appeared to land on Eddie’s Island, 13.25, also 5 Common Snipes
23 Jan White-fronted Goose Summer Leys LNR – two on Main Lake, off Hawthorn Island, 10.45
23 Jan Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – one west of Ditchford Lane, 10.30
23 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, still, this morning
thursday 22 January
22 Jan White-fronted Goose Summer Leys LNR – four again with Greylags on Main Lake, 16.00
22 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one close to Sand Martin box on shore of Main Lake, 15.45
22 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, still, 15.10, between Feeding Station and Screen Hide
22 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, still, 14.10, also Golden Plover, 8 Common Snipes and Caspian Gull
22 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – female still on Town Lake, 13.30, also 2 Red-crested Pochards (one drake), still
22 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, 13.25, immediately south of Feeding Station
22 Jan Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one flew west over New Workings (North), 12.00
22 Jan Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – one from Screen Hide, 11.00
22 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – two (one orange wing-tagged individual), 11.00, also 2 Golden Plovers and 11 Common Snipes
22 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 10.15
wednesday 21 January
21 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – first-winter drake still on Town Lake, today, also 2 Red-crested Pochards (one drake), plus Marsh Harrier roosted at Titchmarsh NR, late afternoon
21 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one still, 13.00
21 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 11.10
21 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one infront of Screen Hide, 09.08, also Marsh Harrier
21 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – two at Gamboro Plantation, early morning, also 2 Stonechats near ‘shrike hedge’ between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton
tuesday 20 January
20 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake again on Town Lake, today, also 2 Red-crested Pochards (one drake) and 2 Greater Scaups (first-winter drake and female)
20 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – fifty-seven on the water, near dam, 16.10
20 Jan Caspian Gull Stanford Res – two (adult and first-winter) in gull roost, 16.10
20 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – fifty-six on the water, near dam, 15.40
20 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, still, infront of Feeding Station, 15.10
20 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – thirty in The Narrows, 14.25
20 Jan Cattle Egret Wellingborough – one again in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 12.40
20 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one, still, on Hawthorn Island, 12.20
20 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – two on wires by the brook between Deanshanger and Wicken at approximately 52.0517, -0.90370, this morning
20 Jan Bean Goose sp. Summer Leys LNR – one, presumably Tundra, with White-fronted Geese on Main Lake this morning
20 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – two (neither tagged), 11.40
20 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – one from Feeding Station, 11.30
20 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – fifteen mobile around car park area, 10.40
20 Jan White-fronted Goose Summer Leys LNR – at least 6 on Main Lake, also adult Caspian Gull, 10.35
20 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – two (one wing-tagged ‘J4’), 10.35
20 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one again in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 10.00
20Jan Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – orange wing-tagged individual flew south-west from reedbed, 07.40
monday 19 January
19 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – eight, 15.40
19 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – two with Greylags, 15.10, in field west of Walgrave Bay
19 Jan Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – adult on Main Lake, 14.00
19 Jan Black-tailed Godwit Thrapston GP – one still at Titchmarsh NR, 13.05
19 Jan White-fronted Goose Summer Leys LNR – four with Greylags, this morning, also Common Snipe
19 Jan Marsh Harrier Thrapston GP – one at Titchmarsh NR, 12.20
19 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – two on wires by the brook between Deanshanger and Wicken at approximately 52.0517, -0.90370, 12.10
19 Jan Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – immature male flew north-east over Main Lake, 10.50
19 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 8 at Gamboro Plantation, early morning
19 Jan Pink-footed Goose Desborough – group flew over calling prior to first light
sunday 18 January
⊗ 18 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – no sign on Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, this afternoon
18 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – thirty-one on wires toward the top of the field near the small brick building between Deanshanger and Wicken in the area of 52.0517, -0.90370, 15.30
18 Jan Firecrest Thrapston GP – one still, 14.50, in scrub on south-west edge of Willowbrook Lake Fisheries 52.4101, -0.5368
18 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still at Wellingborough Embankment, 14.30, in flooded field adjacent to blue footbridge over River Nene
18 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still at Wellingborough Embankment, 13.45, in flooded field adjacent to blue footbridge over River Nene
18 Jan Red-crested Pochard Thrapston GP – two (one drake) on Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 13.15, also Black-tailed Godwit, still
18 Jan Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still, in The Narrows, 12.20
18 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – first-winter male still, 11.50, at northern end of Town Lake
18 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still at Wellingborough Embankment, 11.00, in flooded field adjacent to blue footbridge over River Nene
18 Jan Crossbill Wellingborough – one flew over Lower Wellingborough Lock, 10.50
18 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – two viewed briefly from picnic area near car park, this morning
18 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one again at Wellingborough Embankment, 09.45, in flooded field adjacent to blue footbridge over River Nene
saturday 17 January
⊗ 17 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Blatherwycke Lake – no sign this afternoon
17 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – two between Deanshanger and Wicken at approximately 52.0517, -0.90370, 15.30
17 Jan White-fronted Goose Blatherwycke Lake – nine with Greylags on south shore, 15.25
17 Jan Black-tailed Godwit Thrapston GP – one still at Titchmarsh NR, 14.30
17 Jan Firecrest Thrapston GP – one still, showing well in scrub on south-west edge of Willowbrook Lake Fisheries 52.4101, -0.5368, from Nene Way footpath junction, 14.15
17 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – several in larches and 2 flew over car park, 12.30
17 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 10 at Gamboro Plantation, 11.20
17 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – several around main car park, 09.20
17 Jan White-fronted Goose Hollowell Res – adult still, in wet field near Feeder Stream and adjacent to Guilsborough Road, 08.20
friday 16 January
16 Jan White-fronted Goose Thrapston GP – at least 2 reported in field opposite North Hide, this afternoon
16 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – two, 15.20
16 Jan Smew Pitsford Res – drake still, near Feeding Station in Scaldwell Bay, 15.15
16 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Blatherwycke Lake – one reported 14.45, also at least 5 White-fronted Geese, still, and Marsh Harrier
16 Jan Firecrest Thrapston GP – one still in scrub on south-west edge of Willowbrook Lake Fisheries 52.4101, -0.5368, 14.30
16 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – at least 25 around main car park, 13.50
16 Jan Firecrest Wakerley Great Wood – one with mobile tit flock (no precise location details), 13.20
16 Jan Firecrest Thrapston GP – one still in scrub on south-west edge of Willowbrook Lake Fisheries 52.4101, -0.5368, 13.10
16 Jan Black-tailed Godwit Thrapston GP – one, still at north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 12.30, also 37 Golden Plovers and Peregrine
16 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – female still on Town Lake, 12.30
16 Jan White-fronted Goose Blatherwycke Lake – eight with Greylags, 12.25
16 Jan Smew Pitsford Res – drake in Scaldwell Bay, 12.20
16 Jan Pink-footed Goose Summer Leys LNR – one reported this morning, also Stonechat
16 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – ten in Scaldwell Bay, 11.45
16 Jan Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – orange wing-tagged individual at North Lake, 11.55, also Stonechat
16 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – first-winter drake still on Town Lake, 11.30, also 2 Red-crested Pochards, still
16 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – ten still at North Lake, 10.50
16 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – approximately 20 on wires by the brook between Deanshanger and Wicken at approximately 52.0517, -0.90370, 10.40
⊗ 16 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – no sign in wet field by Premier Inn at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2922, -0.6828 or surrounding area, 10.05
thursday 15 January
15 Jan Yellow-browed Warbler Raunds – one videoed in a private garden today
15 Jan Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – one over Main Lake, 09.45
15 Jan Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – immature male flew south-west, 09.35
15 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – seventy-five in fields off Welford Road, 09.10
15 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – several still between Deanshanger and Wicken in general area of 52.0517, -0.90370, 09.00
15 Jan Black-tailed Godwit Thrapston GP – at least one still at Titchmarsh NR, early morning
wednesday 14 JanuarY
14 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Blatherwycke Lake – one on Blatherwycke Road side of the lake with 800+ Greylag Geese, also 9 White-fronted Geese, this afternoon
14 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by Premier Inn at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2922, -0.6828, 14.30
14 Jan Crossbill Harlestone Firs – small flock on west side, 14.05
14 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – nine in fields behind Catwalk Bay, 13.40
⊗ 14 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – no sign with c.180 Greylag Geese on Main Lake, or with White-fronted Geese near North Lake up to 13.30
14 Jan Smew Pitsford Res – ‘redhead’ flew from Catwalk Bay toward dam, 13.30
14 Jan Black-tailed Godwit Stanwick GP – nine at northern end of Main Lake, 13.15
14 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – approximately 15 still at Gamboro Plantation, east of Cottesbrooke, 13.05
14 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – ten still, 12.35, in field immediately west of North Lake
14 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – twelve still on wires by the brook between Deanshanger and Wicken at approximately 52.0517, -0.90370, 12.30
14 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – two still on Town Lake, late morning, also 2 Red-crested Pochards, still
14 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one again in wet field by Premier Inn at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2922, -0.6828, 11.40
14 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 10 at Gamboro Plantation, east of Cottesbrooke, 11.35
14 Jan Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still in Pintail Bay, 10.50
14 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – twenty-two on wires by the brook between Deanshanger and Wicken at approximately 52.0517, -0.90370, 10.00
14 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 6 at Gamboro Plantation, east of Cottesbrooke, 08.25
tuesday 13 January
13 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – eleven on wires by the brook between Deanshanger and Wicken at approximately 52.0517, -0.90370 today
13 Jan Merlin Brampton Valley – one again at ‘shrike hedge’, between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, late afternoon
13 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one still, 15.05, viewed from black bridge, in fields north of North Lake with large flock of Greylags and 10 White-fronted Geese
⊗ 13 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – no sign in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 14.50
13 Jan Cattle Egret Wellingborough – one still, 14.50, in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, also Cattle Egret, still
13 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still, 14.10, in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, also Cattle Egret, still
13 Jan Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – one at Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 13.50
13 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still, 13.15, in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, also Cattle Egret
13 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one again, 12.35, in field opposite Wellingborough Embankment car park
13 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – ten in Walgrave Bay, 12.20, also 2 Stonechats in Scaldwell Bay
13 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one on North Lake with 10 White-fronted Geese, 12.15
13 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – approximately 10 in field north of North Lake, 12.00
13 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still at north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 10.49
⊗ 13 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – no sign in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 10.40
monday 12 January
12 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – first-winter drake and female still on Town Lake, today
12 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still at north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 15.09
12 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – flew north-east from Main Lake with Greylag Geese, 14.55
12 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still, in wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 14.30
12 Jan White-fronted Goose Hollowell Res – adult still, 14.20, on water with Canada Geese and Greylags, also female Ruddy Shelduck, still, plus Jack Snipe, 2 Common Snipes and 3 Stonechats
12 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one again, at Main Lake with Greylag Geese, 14.00
12 Jan Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – one at Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 13.50
12 Jan Marsh Harrier Stanwick GP – one at Main Lake, 13.40
12 Jan Firecrest Thrapston GP – one in scrub on south-west edge of Willowbrook Lake Fisheries 52.4101, -0.5368, 13.25
12 Jan White-fronted Goose Warmington – six in fields at Warmington Lock, 13.15
12 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still, in original wet field by right-angle road bend at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2941, -0.6765, 12.15
12 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still at north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 12.05, also 2 Black-tailed Godwits
⊗ 12 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – no sign on Islip Water Meadows or within the Thrapston GP/Titchmarsh NR complex, to midday
⊗ 12 Jan White-fronted Goose Thrapston GP – no sign of any on Islip Water Meadows or within the Thrapston GP/Titchmarsh NR complex, to midday
12 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still, on island at north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 11.40, also Black-tailed Godwit, Common Snipe and 2 Marsh Harriers, plus 2 Red-crested Pochards (one drake) on Town Lake
12 Jan Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – one at Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 10.50
12 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – eight on fields west of Walgrave Bay before flying onto the reservoir, 10.15
12 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by Premier Inn at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2922, -0.6828, 09.50
12 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 10 at Gamboro Plantation, east of Cottesbrooke, 08.25
sunday 11 January
11 Jan Caspian Gull Stanford Res – adult in the gull roost, this evening
11 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still, at north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, this afternoon
11 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still, in north-west corner of Town Lake, 14.25, also 2 Red-crested Pochards (one drake)
11 Jan White-fronted Goose Hollowell Res – adult still with Greylags, 14.00, also Ruddy Shelduck, still
11 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one still in wet field by Premier Inn at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2922, -0.6828, 13.10
11 Jan Cattle Egret Northampton – one flew low east over Bants Lane, Duston, 12.20
11 Jan Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still in Pintail Bay, this morning, also male Stonechat
11 Jan White-fronted Goose Blatherwycke Lake – at least 7 on north-west shore with Canada Geese and Greylags, 11.10
11 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one again in wet field by Premier Inn at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2922, -0.6828, 10.50
11 Jan Merlin Brampton Valley – one again at ‘shrike hedge’, between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, 10.35
11 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 10.30
11 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – one still, with 14 White-fronted Geese on Islip Water Meadows, 10.25
11 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – fifteen at Gamboro Plantation, east of Cottesbrooke, 10.15
11 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – five still along footpath between Deanshanger and Wicken, 09.45
11 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – approximately 50 near the dam, 09.45
11 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – eight in fields west of North Lake, 09.00
11 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – four at Gamboro Plantation, east of Cottesbrooke, 08.50
11 Jan White-fronted Goose Clifford Hil GP – four still, in fields south of Main Barrage Lake, 08.45
11 Jan Cattle Egret Stanwick GP – one flew north-east over Main Lake, 07.50
saturday 10 January
10 Jan Caspian Gull Pitsford Res – adult in the gull roost, late afternoon, also 2 Yellow-legged Gulls
10 Jan White-fronted Goose Clifford Hil GP – four on grass in south-west corner of Main Barrage Lake, 16.25
10 Jan Glossy Ibis Wellingborough – one again in wet field by Premier Inn at Wellingborough Embankment 52.2922, -0.6828, 16.00
10 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – six flew over the Causeway today
10 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – at least five still along footpath between Deanshanger and Wicken
10 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – two, 12.55
10 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still, in north-east corner of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 12.45
10 Jan Marsh Harrier Thrapston GP – two (one wing-tagged ‘J4’) at Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 12.35, also Black-tailed Godwit between Kirby Hide and Sand Martin Bank
10 Jan Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still in Pintail Bay, 12.25, also Common Sandpiper still in small feeder stream and Yellow-legged Gull in The Narrows, plus Stonechat
10 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – first-winter drake and female still on Town Lake, 12.00
10 Jan White-fronted Goose Warmington – ten with Greylags in fields near Warmington Mill, late morning
10 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – one still, with 14 White-fronted Geese on Islip Water Meadows, subjected to human and dog disturbance
10 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – one still, with 14 White-fronted Geese near Sailing Club on Town Lake, 11.05
10 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still, at north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 10.45, also Marsh Harrier
10 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – one still with 10 White-fronted Geese on floodwater in adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 10.30
10 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – one again with 10 White-fronted Geese in adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 09.55, subject to disturbance and moving progressively toward Aldwincle
⊗ 10 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – no further sign in field north of black metal bridge near North Lake, 09.50
10 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – first-winter drake still on Town Lake, 09.45
10 Jan White-fronted Goose Aynho – one with Greylags by road just west of Great Western Pub, between Aynho & Clifton, 09.40
10 Jan Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still in Pintail Bay, 09.30
10 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – at least 50 on the reservoir, 09.10
10 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – at least 15 at Gamboro Plantation, east of Cottesbrooke, 08.45
10 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one again, near North Lake, 08.20, in field north of black metal bridge
friday 09 January
09 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still, at north end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, this afternoon, also Marsh Harrier plus two Greater Scaups still on Town Lake
09 Jan Ruddy Shelduck Hollowell Res – one still, with Canada Geese and Greylags in field west of A5199, 15.05, also Jack Snipe, 2 Common Snipes and Stonechat on Guilsborough Bay Point
09 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Thrapston GP – one with 15 White-fronted Geese within mixed Canada Goose and Greylag flock in adjacent Islip Water Meadows, 14.40
09 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one still, near North Lake, 13.30, in field north of black metal bridge, also at least 7 White-fronted Geese – flushed by aircraft and mobile
09 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – approximately sixty, still, 13.50
09 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one still, near North Lake, 13.00, in field north of black metal bridge
09 Jan Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still in Pintail Bay, 11.50
09 Jan Caspian Gull Hollowell – adult flew over, 10.20, in direction of reservoir
thursday 08 January
⊗ 08 Jan Slavonian Grebe Pitsford Res – one reported in Pintail Bay reidentified as Black-necked Grebe from photographs taken on Tuesday 6th January
08 Jan Smew Pitsford Res – drake in Scaldwell Bay, this afternoon, also 2 Stonechats
08 Jan Merlin Brampton Valley – one again near ‘shrike hedge’, between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, this afternoon, also 3 Crossbills at nearby Gamboro Plantation
08 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – at least fifty, still, mid-afternoon
08 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one still, on north side of main path opposite North Lake with 10 White-fronted Geese, 13.10
08 Jan Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one still in Pintail Bay, 14.15
08 Jan Crossbill Fineshade Wood – several still on the eastern side at appoximately 52.5765, -0.5322, 12.45
08 Jan Black-necked Grebe Pitsford Res – one in Pintail Bay, 12.35
08 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – at least nine still in field near Catwalk Bay, this morning, also Common Sandpiper still in Pintail Bay
08 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still on Town Lake, this morning, also 2 Greater Scaups, still
08 Jan Siberian Chiffchaff Duston, Northampton – one still by inlet on west side of New Sandy Lane Attenuation Pond, 11.00
08 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one still, on north side of main path opposite North Lake, 10.00
08 Jan Bittern Ravensthorpe Res – one flew up from margin south-east of reedbed on east bank, 08.40
08 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – ten flew north from Main Lake, 08.20
wednesday 07 January
07 Jan Siberian Chiffchaff Duston, Northampton – one around New Sandy Lane Attenuation Pond this morning (present since December 2025)
07 Jan Slavonian Grebe Pitsford Res – one again in Pintail Bay, 16.05
07 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one still, on north side of main path opposite North Lake with 10 White-fronted Geese, 15.40
07 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one still, on north side of main path opposite North Lake with 10 White-fronted Geese, early afternoon, also Merlin
07 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – at least forty, still, on the water, 12.30
07 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still on Town Lake, 12.22, also female-type Greater Scaup, still
07 Jan Smew Pitsford Res – ‘redhead’ on bank in Pintail Bay, 11.25, also Green Sandpiper and Common Sandpiper still
07 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – at least nine in fields behind Catwalk Bay, 10.50
tuesday 06 January
06 Jan Crossbill Fineshade Wood – at least 10 today on the eastern side at appoximately 52.5765, -0.5322
06 Jan Caspian Gull Stanford Res – two adults again in the roost this evening, also c.60 White-fronted Geese
06 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one again, showing well on north side of main path opposite North Lake with 10 White-fronted Geese, 13.50
06 Jan Ruddy Shelduck Hollowell Res – one with Canada Geese, 13.45
06 Jan Slavonian Grebe Pitsford Res – one still in Pintail Bay, 13.15, also Common Sandpiper and Green Sandpiper
06 Jan Black-tailed Godwit Summer Leys LNR – one on Fisherman’s Point, briefly, 12.50
06 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still, 12.40, close to Sailing Club on Town Lake, also first-winter drake Greater Scaup, still
06 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – eleven again in fields behind Catwalk Bay, 11.35
06 Jan Slavonian Grebe Pitsford Res – one in Pintail Bay, swimming toward The Narrows, 10.45
⊗ 06 Jan Smew Pitsford Res – no further sign of ‘redhead’ off Causeway car park, 10.25
06 Jan Corn Bunting Deanshanger – at least 9 along footpath between Deanshanger and Wicken, 10.20
06 Jan Smew Pitsford Res – ‘redhead’ off Causeway car park, 09.40,
⊗ 06 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – flew off north-east from Main Lake with 10 White-fronted Geese, 08.35
06 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Stanwick GP – one on Main Lake with 10 White-fronted Geese, 08.20
monday 05 January
05 Jan Smew Pitsford Res – ‘redhead’ in Pintail Bay, 15.20, also Yellow-legged Gull
05 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – at least 9 still in fields behind Catwalk Bay, 15.00
05 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – female on Town Lake, also Pintail, plus Jack Snipe in Harper’s Brook
05 Jan White-fronted Goose Clifford Hill GP – four, still, at the western end of Main Barrage Lake, 12.40
05 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – fifteen in fields behind Catwalk Bay, 12.30, also Pink-footed Goose
05 Jan Merlin Summer Leys LNR – male, 12.10
05 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – approximately 60 still, 11.20, also 4 Pintails and female Greater Scaup
05 Jan Cattle Egret Summer Leys LNR – one, 10.50, also Green Sandpiper and Marsh Harrier
05 Jan Crossbill Harlestone Firs – one close to main A428 entrance, 09.35
05 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on west side of Main Barrage Lake, early morning, also 2 White-fronted Geese on north side
sunday 04 January
04 Jan Caspian Gull Stanford Res – two adults in the roost this evening
04 Jan Merlin Brampton Valley – one still, this afternoon, also Peregrine and 2 Stonechats
04 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still on Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 16.25
04 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still on Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, opposite Kirby Hide, 15.30
04 Jan White-fronted Goose Hollowell Res – adult with Greylags and Canada Geese in field between Feeder Stream and A5199, 15.25
04 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still on western side of Town Lake, 15.00, also female Greater Scaup, still
04 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – at least 40 still, in field by Welford Road, 14.00
04 Jan Crossbill Salcey Forest – at least six ‘near den building area’, 12.35
04 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still off Sailing Club at southern end of Town Lake, midday, also two Greater Scaups, still
04 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – at least 64, 11.50
04 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still on Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 11.45
04 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still, 11.10, off Sailing Club at southern end of Town Lake, also two Greater Scaups, still
04 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still at southern end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 11.03
04 Jan White-fronted Goose Clifford Hill GP – four, still, at the western end of Main Barrage Lake, 10.25
04 Jan Crossbill Wakerley Great Wood – four near car park, 10.15
04 Jan Greater Scaup Stanford Res – four (one drake) again, 10.15, also undetermined number of White-fronted Geese
04 Jan White-fronted Goose Clifford Hill GP – four, still, 10.00
04 Jan Glossy Ibis Summer Leys LNR – two flew over and appeared to drop down near the River Nene, 10.00
04 Jan White-fronted Goose Blatherwycke Lake – six mobile birds, 09.55
04 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still, at southern end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 09.55
04 Jan Marsh Harrier Thrapston GP – one infront of Peter Scott Hide, Titchmarsh NR, 09.05
04 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still, 08.10, off Sailing Club at southern end of Town Lake, also two Greater Scaups, still
saturday 03 January
03 Jan Short-eared Owl Finedon – one at Neville’s Lodge 52.3327, -0.6408, 16.35
03 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – approximately 60, 14.10
03 Jan Greater Scaup Stanford Res – three, 12.40
03 Jan White-fronted Goose Clifford Hill GP – four still, on north side of Main Barrage Lake, 12.40
03 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still, at southern end of Town Lake, 12.25, also two Greater Scaups, still
03 Jan White-fronted Goose Warmington – four adults in fields near Warmington Lock this morning
03 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still on Aldwincle Lake, 11.50, from Kirby Hide, looking north
⊗ 03 Jan Whooper Swan Clifford Hill GP – no sign of bird reported earlier, 11.00
⊗ 03 Jan Pink-footed Goose Clifford Hill GP – no sign of any, 11.00
03 Jan Smew Pitsford Res – drake in Scaldwell Bay, 10.45
03 Jan Marsh Harrier Thrapston GP – one at Titchmarsh NR, late morning
03 Jan Greater Scaup Stanford Res – two (one drake) still, 10.25
⊗ 03 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – no sign of drake on Main Barrage Lake, 10.00
03 Jan Pink-footed Goose Clifford Hill GP – eight, 10.00, also Whooper Swan and Stonechat
03 Jan Marsh Harrier Earls Barton GP – one, 10.00
03 Jan Crossbill Brampton Valley – eight at Gamboro Plantation, east of Cottesbrooke, 09.50
03 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – wing-tagged first-year male ‘J4’ over Feeding Station, 09.25
03 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – one on Main Lake with Greylags, 09.15
⊗ 03 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – again no sign with Greylags at Kinewell Lake, 09.00
03 Jan White-fronted Goose Ringstead GP – nine flew north-east over Kinewell Lake, 09.00
03 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – ten on Main Lake then flew north-east, 08.25
friday 02 January
02 Jan Merlin Brampton Valley – one near ‘shrike hedge’ between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, this afternoon, also 2 Stonechats
⊗ 02 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – no further sign of drake off Sailing Club at Town Lake, late afternoon
02 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – two still off Sailing Club at Town Lake, late afternoon
⊗ 02 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – no further sign of drake on Aldwincle Lake, late afternoon
02 Jan Marsh Harrier Ringstead GP – wing-tagged individual, 15.25, also 10 White-fronted Geese
02 Jan Mediterranean Gull Stanford Res – first-winter, 15.15, also 60 White-fronted Geese
⊗ 02 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – no further sign on Kinewell Lake, mid-afternoon
02 Jan Whooper Swan Hollowell Res – one with Mute Swans in Guilsborough Bay, 14.55, also Jack Snipe north of Guilsborough Bay Point
02 Jan Hen Harrier Laxton – ‘ringtail’ near Laxton Park Farm, 52.5643, -0.5745, 13.40, viewed from A43
02 Jan White-fronted Goose Clifford Hill GP – four still, at west end of Main Barrage Lake, 13.20
02 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still, on south-west side of Main Barrage Lake, 13.20
02 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – one still on Kinewell Lake, 13.10
02 Jan Tundra Bean Goose Ringstead GP – one on Kinewell Lake, 12.30
02 Jan Crossbill Fineshade Wood – ten, this morning (no specific location details)
02 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still, at northern end of Aldwincle Lake, late morning
02 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still, off Sailing Club at southern end of Town Lake, 11.25, also 2 Greater Scaups (one drake), still
02 Jan Greater Scaup Stanford Res – three (one drake) still, near the dam, 11.25
02 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – tagged male ‘J4’, 10.30
02 Jan Greater Scaup Stanford Res – two females still, 10.25
02 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – one, 10.20
02 Jan White-fronted Goose Clifford Hill GP – four still, in fields between south side of Main Barrage Lake and Bedford Road, 09.30
02 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on south side of Main Barrage Lake, 09.15
02 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – two flew north-east from Main Lake, early morning
thursday 01 January
01 Jan Glossy Ibis Stanford Res – two today
01 Jan Caspian Gull Stanford Res – adult in the gull roost, 16.10
01 Jan Hen Harrier Brampton Valley – ‘ringtail’ flew west between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton, 15.20
01 Jan Black Redstart Lamport – one on private farmland between Lamport and Scaldwell, this afternoon
01 Jan Pink-footed Goose Desborough – forty-seven flew north-west, early afternoon
01 Jan Glossy Ibis Stanford Res – one at the Settling Pond, 13.30
01 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still, at southern end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 13.25, view from bench adjacent to water’s edge
01 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still, at southern end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 13.25, view from bench adjacent to water’s edge
01 Jan White-fronted Goose Ringstead GP – ten on Kinewell Lake, 13.10
01 Jan Ring-necked Duck Thrapston GP – drake still, at southern end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 12.05, also first-winter drake Greater Scaup
01 Jan American Wigeon Thrapston GP – drake still, at southern end of Aldwincle Lake, Titchmarsh NR, 12.05
01 Jan Caspian Gull Summer Leys LNR – one reported this morning
01 Jan White-fronted Goose Pitsford Res – ten still, 11.30, north of the Causeway
01 Jan Marsh Harrier Summer Leys LNR – first-year male ‘J4’, 11.25
01 Jan Greater Scaup Stanford Res – three (one drake) still, 11.25
01 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – at least 30, still, 11.25
01 Jan Marsh Harrier Ditchford GP – first-year male ‘J4’ flew over Irthlingborough Lakes & Meadows NR, 10.30
01 Jan White-fronted Goose Clifford Hill GP – four still, in fields between south side of Main Barrage Lake and Bedford Road, 09.55
01 Jan Smew Clifford Hill GP – drake still on Main Barrage Lake, 09.55
01 Jan Greater Scaup Thrapston GP – two (one drake) still, 09.50, opposite Sailing Club
01 Jan Jack Snipe Hollowell Res – one on north-east margin, 09.30
01 Jan Firecrest Duston, Northampton – one immediately south-west of New Sandy Lane Attenuation Pond, where path from Sandy Lane crosses stream 52.2591, -0.9634, 09.20
01 Jan Greater Scaup Stanford Res – three (one drake) still, 09.00
01 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanford Res – seventy, 08.25
01 Jan White-fronted Goose Stanwick GP – two on Main Lake, 08.00
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