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Harrington Airfield this morning still hosted plenty of thrushes, but those berries won't last forever! A single Brambling was with thirty or so Chaffinches on seed at the concrete track entrance.
A Raven was at Cottesbrooke and two more were over the A5199 near Hollowell Reservoir. A visit to Ravensthorpe Reservoir in the rain this afternoon was worth it to see the juvenile Whooper Swan socialising with the Mute Swans, and there were three Great White Egrets, ten Little Egrets, four Green Sandpipers and three Grey Wagtails present too.
Jacob's efforts at Pitsford Reservoir today provided a Shelduck, 10 Pintail, a Scaup, a Black Swan, 2 Great White Egrets, 3 Redshank, a Dunlin, a Woodcock, a Kingfisher, a Raven, 2 Stonechats, a Brambling, 3 Redpolls and 7 Siskins. The Woodcock was number 166 bird species seen at Pitsford this year by Jacob, a very impressive total!
Regards
Neil M
Harrington Airfield this morning still hosted plenty of thrushes, but those berries won't last forever! A single Brambling was with thirty or so Chaffinches on seed at the concrete track entrance.
A Raven was at Cottesbrooke and two more were over the A5199 near Hollowell Reservoir. A visit to Ravensthorpe Reservoir in the rain this afternoon was worth it to see the juvenile Whooper Swan socialising with the Mute Swans, and there were three Great White Egrets, ten Little Egrets, four Green Sandpipers and three Grey Wagtails present too.
Jacob's efforts at Pitsford Reservoir today provided a Shelduck, 10 Pintail, a Scaup, a Black Swan, 2 Great White Egrets, 3 Redshank, a Dunlin, a Woodcock, a Kingfisher, a Raven, 2 Stonechats, a Brambling, 3 Redpolls and 7 Siskins. The Woodcock was number 166 bird species seen at Pitsford this year by Jacob, a very impressive total!
Regards
Neil M
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| Long-tailed Tit. Keeping close to thorn bushes is an important strategy for these little birds in the winter as the foliage disappears and they are vulnerable to attack. |
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| Juvenile Whooper Swan at Ravensthorpe Reservoir. This young bird has become separated from its parents and has now sought the company of Mute Swans, which are not always that friendly! |
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