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  1. M

    Birding in Northants

    Happy wildlife watching too James...Keep that camera snapping !! Mark
  2. M

    Birding in Northants

    Cuckoo First Cuckoo this spring / summer heard from my Garden in Daventry today 05.00 a.m....Garden tick wahoo.:D:D Mark
  3. M

    Birding in Northants

    Dont bother just yet James , I should wait until the reserve gets established, there was only 2 Ringed Plover there on Sunday and parking is tricky alongside the busy A5 and it just looks like another building site at the moment, I also got questioned by a local police officer as to what I was...
  4. M

    Birding in Northants

    Also heard my first Chiff Chaff at the weekend at Country Park, interesting news of a new Nature reserve ( 70 Hectares ) just in the Northants border close to Crick, this is part of the expansion of the D.I.R.F.T Industrial unit, there are plans apparently for two hides with scrapes ..etc, It is...
  5. M

    Birding in Northants

    No Black Woods James ( I am long over due one ) very little in France in Winter, although this was a non birding trip if you know what I mean, however Firecrests seem to be fairly common in Normandy, and a single Great Grey Shrike seen from the car was nice. Mark
  6. M

    Birding in Northants

    Cheers James I will take a look, have you entered any yourself ? Mark
  7. M

    Birding in Northants

    Merry Christmas James, Im in France during the festive break, may try looking for the elusive Black Woodpecker !! Mark :king:
  8. M

    Birding in Northants

    Nice Adult Winter Mediterranean Gull at Daventry Res early Sunday Morning also 1 Drake Goosander, 1 Common Snipe and some distant calling Golden Plover Mark
  9. M

    Birding in Northants

    I got the impression you were retired James...maybe Im wrong..the Gin may help the job role rather than hinder B (: Mark
  10. M

    Birding in Northants

    Yes All the best to Mike and and well done on the huge role he has undertaken over the years as County bird recorder...nice little job for yourself James ?? Mark
  11. M

    Birding in Northants

    Hi James , sorry to hear about the plans for Deenethorpe, this seems to be happening all too often everywhere now, there are similar plans close to Daventry Country park, we had a single Bewicks Swan ( Not sen by myself ) here on the Res last week which was about the only highlight, I keep...
  12. M

    Birding in Northants

    A quick scan from the hide at Daventry Res, revealed a very elegant Great White Egret posing alongside a Little Egret, ! also 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 2 Common Snipe & 1 Black - necked Grebe Mark
  13. M

    Birding in Northants

    Redwings !! seen and heard over Daventry today Mark
  14. M

    Birding in Northants

    Thanks James, pity it only stayed briefly, there is a Black - necked Grebe still present together with the injured Ruff and 3 Green Sandpiper Mark
  15. M

    Birding in Northants

    Welcome back James, I have also just returned from a family holiday, and to my delight on my first day back on the patch at Daventry Reservoir.. while scanning from the dam, a Glossy Ibis appeared in my scope !, a nice bird that simply cannot be confused with anything else, none the less I...
  16. M

    Birding in Northants

    A Whimbrel was a nice treat at Daventry Country park on Friday morning circling and calling over the reservoir, and came down low as if to land, but changed its mind at the last minute and headed off south West, also a lingering Garganey still present..good numbers of Dragonfly in the sheltered...
  17. M

    Birding in Northants

    Nice photos again James, keep them coming...small passage of yellow Wagtails through Daventry , 2 at the Reservoir ( unusual for this site ) and one over my house this morning, along with the now regular Ravens also on Sunday 4 Common Sandpipers and 1 Juvenile Little Ringed Plover at Daventry...
  18. M

    Birding in Northants

    Nice to see a few Photos James.. wader numbers are slowly increasing at Daventry Country Park along with the mud...Green Sandpipers and Common Sand, also a highlight for me was a Marbled white Butterfly that flew through my garden briefly during the recent hot spell Mark
  19. M

    Birding in Northants

    Well done on the Honey Buzzard James...again I had a similar experience some years ago at Cottesbrooke when least expecting it, I also had a stroll over Borough Hill on Sunday, highlights were 12 fly over Crossbills, Singing Meadow Pipits and Skylark...butterflies included Painted lady and what...
  20. M

    Birding in Northants

    Sadly it seems as if the borrowed time that the large clearing has been living on has now run out. Several large earth moving machines are going about their destructive business. It was sad to see the Lapwing parents rising up to harass and harry marauding crows completely oblivious to the...
  21. M

    Birding in Northants

    Nice one James.. I had a similar experience some years ago while laying on the beach with the family at Wells - next - the sea in Norfolk, not really birding but staring up at the clouds , I also had a White Stork drift over at great height...There is a lot to be said for this kind of birding ...
  22. M

    Birding in Northants

    Welcome back James, ...I dont think you have missed too much in Northants, although there seems to be a nice trickle of Black Tern passing through Daventry Country Park lately and as you said Orange tip butterflies seem to be having a good spring, I was hoping the white winged Black Tern from...
  23. M

    Birding in Northants

    Daventry Country Park now has a trickle of Arctic Tern passing through amongst the Common Tern, So I spent an hour or two comparing the subtle differences between the two species while a singing Sedge Warbler close to the hide was entertaining, there seems to be good numbers of Willow Warbler...
  24. M

    Birding in Northants

    At Daventry Country Park 4 Common Tern now taking up position on the rafts, also Sand Martin , Swallow , House Martin and a single swift could all be seen together, nearby at Braunston a Red Kite...they are becoming more regular now and also a single Sedge Warbler singing alongside the Canal. Mark
  25. M

    Birding in Northants

    The summer plumaged Slavonian Grebe was a nice one for Daventry Country ( Saturday 2nd ) Park although a little tricky to find amongst the trees, several Willow Warblers singing here too now, one or two Swallows about also. Mark
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