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Yesterday evening's gull roost at Pitsford Reservoir was mostly a disturbed affair with lots of sailing craft displacing birds, but two adult Caspian Gulls eventually showed well.
Today started well this morning with a trilling Waxwing flying south along the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton, followed shortly afterwards by a Hawfinch. The third good bird was a Ring Ouzel in hedging with a migrant flock of Fieldfares and Redwings and birds moving through the valley included many finches including at least 12 Bramblings.
However a strong breeze soon picked up and by the time we started the WeBS count at Pitsford Reservoir much of the early morning migration had already ceased. Three Great White Egrets were still present but there was no sign of any Whooper Swans. The Little Egret total was about 28 birds with 17 together in the Moulton Grange Bay and waders were well represented with two Ruff, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Redshanks, a Dunlin, three Green Sandpipers, a Snipe and a Jack Snipe. Wildfowl included a Black Swan, 27 Pintail, 9 Goldeneye and a drake Mandarin Duck. Passerines were not inspiring and were made up of singles of Redpoll, Siskin, a Grey Wagtail and three Stonechats. Two Yellow-legged Gulls are currently part of the scenery!
Regards
Neil M
Yesterday evening's gull roost at Pitsford Reservoir was mostly a disturbed affair with lots of sailing craft displacing birds, but two adult Caspian Gulls eventually showed well.
Today started well this morning with a trilling Waxwing flying south along the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton, followed shortly afterwards by a Hawfinch. The third good bird was a Ring Ouzel in hedging with a migrant flock of Fieldfares and Redwings and birds moving through the valley included many finches including at least 12 Bramblings.
However a strong breeze soon picked up and by the time we started the WeBS count at Pitsford Reservoir much of the early morning migration had already ceased. Three Great White Egrets were still present but there was no sign of any Whooper Swans. The Little Egret total was about 28 birds with 17 together in the Moulton Grange Bay and waders were well represented with two Ruff, a Black-tailed Godwit, two Redshanks, a Dunlin, three Green Sandpipers, a Snipe and a Jack Snipe. Wildfowl included a Black Swan, 27 Pintail, 9 Goldeneye and a drake Mandarin Duck. Passerines were not inspiring and were made up of singles of Redpoll, Siskin, a Grey Wagtail and three Stonechats. Two Yellow-legged Gulls are currently part of the scenery!
Regards
Neil M
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| Little Egret. |
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| Yellow-legged Gull. |
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