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#Northantsbirds Despite the wet and windy weather, it was great to have a day in the county with 2 American waders, doesn't happen often! The juv Pectoral Sandpiper was still present at Hollowell Res, plus 3 Gt Egret and several Stonechat. On to Pitsford Res, where the AGP showed distantly🙂

#Northantsbirds Our usual wander round Summerleys this evening (not enough time for a Hollowell/Pitsford US wader double!) with a ton of ducks present - 170+ Gadwall and 300+ Wigeon and 2 Pintail. A check of the pre-roost large Gulls on Marys produced this fine 1st-winter Caspian Gull, plus ad YL🙂

Very evocative image - anyone whose walked that path will know exactly where you took it from!🙂

#Northantsbirds American Golden Plover at Clifford Hill this evening, stunning smart juv in lovely light! Got to hear it call too, and saw the grey underwings when it was flushed by a hot air balloon. Hat tip to the finder, glad I messaged him suggesting AGP after it went out as Grey, then Golden🙂

#Northantsbirds A dull, dreary, then warm,sunny walk at Summerleys late AM, with Glossy Ibis still on the Scrape. Dunlin, 2 Pintail also, with several Siskin over. Lots of roving groups of Tits, Warblers and 'crests; Blackcap plentiful, at least 15 along the railway line, and a late Reed Warbler.

#Northantsbirds An enjoyable visit to Titchmarsh LNR today; 1 juv Glossy Ibis showed well, but we failed to locate the 2nd bird. A Ruff and 2 YL Gull present, plus 7 Great Egret, several Snipe and good numbers of Teal, plus 26 Pochard🙂

Let's hope our impartial media are all over this...

Saw the Rutland Redhead, Colwick Bufflehead and Wissington Canvasback all in the mid-90s - maybe they all escaped at the same time😆

I remember going to see one with Jake somewhere in the Cotswolds/Gloucs, probably around that time, was quite a crowd there, amazing how their status has altered, whilst Bufflehead, Canvasback, Redhead remain very or extremely rare.

I think Cambs has had a few, but Norfolk only had its first a couple of years ago. No doubt it'll stick two fingers up at Northants by turning up at Eyebrook.

It's strange, other than the drake Nick had at Titchmarsh, I can't recall any other good claims of Lesser Scaup in the county, so I guess we've just been very unlucky given the explosion of records over the last few years - I'm sure most inland birders are aware of all the ID criteria by now!

#Northantsbirds Me, by the time a long-staying Lesser Scaup turns up in the county...🙂

Long,long overdue county first, congratulations👍, here's hoping it stays a few days so we all get to enjoy it! I assumed it would be the Draycote bird, but plumage looks different? Either way, those of us who've spent many hours looking through Tufted flocks in Northants are well jealous😉

#Northantsbirds A hot wander around the New Workings at EBGP today, with an adult cc Marsh Harrier the sweaty highlight (arguably the 2 Grey Partridge it flushed were rarer!); my 2nd in a few days locally, the bird at Summerleys was a juv with missing primaries. 3 Common + 1 Green Sand, Hobby also.

There's sometimes movement between Daventry and Draycote, so I'm hoping that Lesser Scaup at the latter today moves to the former tomorrow!

A few hours at Cley/Salthouse today, no sign of the 2 Pec Sands (refound after we'd left, by the Iron Road, which we'd checked twice🤬). Great views of the very mobile Glossy Ibis, also 17 Spoonbill, 10+ Cattle Egret, 2 Spotted Redshank, 2 Lt Stint, 3 Curlew Sand, 4 Wood Sand. Post-storm rainbow too🙂

A plan to stay in Hunstanton with the in-laws in preparation for a twitch to Hickling tomorrow went down the pan with no sign of the B-W Kite😟; but an excellent few hours at Titchwell cheered us up, with 2 R-N Phalarope, Pec Sand, 4 Little Stint and 3 Curlew Sand. And Eagle Owl at Old Hunstanton...😀

Spent hours being spellbound by Convolvulus Hawk Moths last night as they nectared on Nicotiana plants in my highland garden!. Up to 3 feeding at a time, their entire abdomens glowing red hot in the thermal from flight muscle use!! #teammoth @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

#Northantsbirds Had a Swift over our Wellingborough house on Sept 5th, which I assumed would be my last here, but when we arrived back home from Pitsford Res, 2 birds were buzzing around briefly before heading off South. Funny to have birds over the house when I've seen none at local water bodies.

#Northantsbirds A couple of hours below Hanging Houghton, the Hen Harrier eluded us, but the 4 Whinchat showed nicely, also plenty of Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting. On to Pitsford, with good views of the juv Glossy Ibis; 15 Greenshank, 4 Ruff, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Osprey, Redshank, 6 Green Sand.

So, are there any Glossy Ibis left on the European mainland..?😀

#Northantsbirds With Vicky out shopping, got the bus to Gt Doddington and wandered down to Summerleys. By the river near Wollaston Lock, 100's of mainly House Martin and Swallow were on the wires, like musical notes - 'So long, goodbye, auf weidersehen, adieu' perhaps? Glossy Ibis & Ruff also.

So should be a few Glossy Ibis breeding records next year I guess then! Wonder what the largest flock will eventually be (34 at Minsmere to beat)!

#Northantsbirds Titchmarsh LNR today produced some decent juvenile waders;Black-tailed Godwit, Ruff, 2 LRP and Common Sand. On to Kinewell Lake, and a real surprise with 2 more just-fledged Cattle Egret on the island (adult also)!! That makes it 3 nests, 7 young, this year🙂; Gt Egret also on site.

#Northantsbirds The Glossy Ibis at Summerleys put on quite the show early evening, feeding directly in front of the Paul Britten hide. Other birds noted were RP, juv Ruff, Green Sand, 3 Common Sand and 3 Gt Egret. Large number of dodgy/freaky Mallard at the East end must be Clifford Hill refugees!

#Northantsbirds On to Summerleys, where the Glossy Ibis showed nicely on the Easern shoreline - the return of the bird that wintered around the reserve? Otherwise quiet, with no waders bar a juv LRP, not even a Common Sand! High numbers of Sand and House Martin present.

#Northantsbirds No Little Stint redemption today at Pitsford Res, shouldn't have stopped for that coffee in Brixworth first🤪! But quality birds present - Black Tern, Wheatear, 5 Black-tailed Godwit (family group? Adult and 4 juvs), 7 Greenshank, 9 Gt Egret and 2-3 Osprey, also 4 Green Sand and Hobby

#Northantsbirds A visit to Clifford Hill, and the rain meant anticipation of grounded waders - hopes dashed with just a juv RP and several Common Sand (any decent waders probably crushed by the stupid number of released Mallard!) Better at NW South with 4 vocal Greenshank, Whinchat, 2 LRP and Hobby.

#Northantsbirds Here's hoping for a Summerleys repeat😉🙂