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23C Tuesday 22nd August 2017 ~ A good search of the marina mid morning then on to the local patch at Napton Reservoir and Napton Hill on a very humid day.
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| Pied Wagtail roost beginning to build! |
In last nights
Pied Wagtail roost 34 birds, which included the first
Yellow Wagtails of late summer, with four on the camp ground! A
Barn Owl was also seen across on the adjacent farmland, although very briefly late evening. Today a
Peregrine over the marina mid-morning, which continued on through heading east, although it did cause a stir among the
Long-tailed Tit flock.
Chiffchaffs can be heard calling, almost constantly along the west bank but the reed beds are starting to become less busy, with most of the
Reed Warbler young now moving on. Strangely enough, there seem to be more
Reed Buntings appearing now that the warblers have moved out!
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| Bullfinch |
Napton Reservoir sightings consisted of a
Hobby, which stayed for a while hawking over the reed beds, and a juvenile
Common Redstart, which had relocated to the horse field through the second kissing gate. Four
Lesser Whitethroats moving through the hawthorn on the sheep field, four
Bullfinch, two
Yellow Wagtails,
Yellowhammer and a
Raven over were other highlights!
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| Spotted Flycatcher at Napton Hill |
Napton Hill was reasonably quiet, with the exception of four
Spotted Flycatchers in the gully, two
Buzzard,
Green Woodpecker and a
Raven. All venues had
Swallow,
House Martin and the odd
Sand Martin passing through but no
Swift during my observations.
