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A beautiful day locally with some stunning sunshine and very low wind speeds. A walk at Harrington Airfield this morning produced singles of Lesser Redpoll, Siskin and Brambling and there were relatively small numbers of Redwings and immigrant Blackbirds in the bushes. Overhead, passage birds were made up of the usual species such as Woodpigeon and Starling but also joined by some small flocks of Lapwing, perhaps displaced by colder weather filtering into northern Europe.
Birds on the ground included three Grey Partridges, eighty plus Golden Plovers in two flocks and plenty of Skylarks and Yellowhammers. A Nuthatch and a Brambling were the best birds around the garden at Hanging Houghton this morning. Two Yellow-legged Gulls were present off the Sailing Club at Pitsford Reservoir early this afternoon and Brixworth Treatment Works attracted a Grey Wagtail and a Chiffchaff.
Late this afternoon birds in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton included a pair of Stonechat, a couple of Golden Plover, 30 Skylarks and a Brambling. A flock of approximately two hundred high-flying Fieldfares plummeted down to roost in bushes just before dusk.
Regards
Neil M
A beautiful day locally with some stunning sunshine and very low wind speeds. A walk at Harrington Airfield this morning produced singles of Lesser Redpoll, Siskin and Brambling and there were relatively small numbers of Redwings and immigrant Blackbirds in the bushes. Overhead, passage birds were made up of the usual species such as Woodpigeon and Starling but also joined by some small flocks of Lapwing, perhaps displaced by colder weather filtering into northern Europe.
Birds on the ground included three Grey Partridges, eighty plus Golden Plovers in two flocks and plenty of Skylarks and Yellowhammers. A Nuthatch and a Brambling were the best birds around the garden at Hanging Houghton this morning. Two Yellow-legged Gulls were present off the Sailing Club at Pitsford Reservoir early this afternoon and Brixworth Treatment Works attracted a Grey Wagtail and a Chiffchaff.
Late this afternoon birds in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton included a pair of Stonechat, a couple of Golden Plover, 30 Skylarks and a Brambling. A flock of approximately two hundred high-flying Fieldfares plummeted down to roost in bushes just before dusk.
Regards
Neil M
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