Black-crowned Night Heron

Tree Pipit.

Lesser Whitethroat.

Hummingbird Hawk-moth
at Watford village on Sunday,
courtesy of Bill Draper.

Hello

A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron arrived in a Blisworth village garden at the end of July and was last seen on 7th August. This bird, a rare visitor to the county, was seen in trees at the private property and on one occasion actually at the garden pond. Sadly it seems this bird has now gone...

An all night vigil at Harrington Airfield last night in still, mild conditions provided a singing Quail between 1.30am and 2am and a hunting Barn Owl against the backdrop of a harvest moon and shooting stars.

Ringing operations began at dawn and concluded at lunch-time with 79 captures (17 re-traps). Nine Tree Pipits were present first thing, four of which were caught and ringed and another was killed by a marauding Sparrowhawk. Other birds trapped and released were made up of 3 Blackbirds, 10 Yellowhammers, 12 Greenfinches, 11 Dunnocks, 13 Willow Warblers, a Chiffchaff, 7 Robins, 2 Linnets, 3 Goldfinches, 3 Chaffinches, a Bullfinch, 4 Whitethroats, a Lesser Whitethroat, a Blackcap, 2 Blue Tits and a Great Tit.

Other birds present included Marsh Tit, two Hobbies, a Wheatear, a Turtle Dove and a few Grey Partridges.

Regards

Neil M

Juvenile Black-crowned
Night Heron