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A superb find at Pitsford Reservoir this morning was a county first in the unlikely shape of a Cory's Shearwater, very much a pelagic species and definitely not at home in middle England! A Cory's Shearwater was seen at Rutland Water a couple of days ago, but if this was the same individual then it must be very hungry by now! Sadly it seems that this wanderer from the Mediterranean departed quickly and only about four observers managed to see it.
An excellent suite of birds at Pitsford today included a flighty but vocal Water Pipit, four Great White Egrets, fourteen Pintails, a small group of four Scaup, four Red-crested Pochards, six Snipe, two Ruff, two Redshanks, two Green Sandpipers, two Dunlin, an adult Caspian Gull, two Yellow-legged Gulls, a Raven and a Grey Wagtail.
A few Bramblings remain at Harrington Airfield, a Grey Wagtail was at Hanging Houghton and there were at least ten Ravens performing acrobatics at Staverton. Eleanor took a walk at Borough Hill Country Park this afternoon and saw a pair of Stonechat again and flushed a Short-eared Owl.
Regards
Neil M
A superb find at Pitsford Reservoir this morning was a county first in the unlikely shape of a Cory's Shearwater, very much a pelagic species and definitely not at home in middle England! A Cory's Shearwater was seen at Rutland Water a couple of days ago, but if this was the same individual then it must be very hungry by now! Sadly it seems that this wanderer from the Mediterranean departed quickly and only about four observers managed to see it.
An excellent suite of birds at Pitsford today included a flighty but vocal Water Pipit, four Great White Egrets, fourteen Pintails, a small group of four Scaup, four Red-crested Pochards, six Snipe, two Ruff, two Redshanks, two Green Sandpipers, two Dunlin, an adult Caspian Gull, two Yellow-legged Gulls, a Raven and a Grey Wagtail.
A few Bramblings remain at Harrington Airfield, a Grey Wagtail was at Hanging Houghton and there were at least ten Ravens performing acrobatics at Staverton. Eleanor took a walk at Borough Hill Country Park this afternoon and saw a pair of Stonechat again and flushed a Short-eared Owl.
Regards
Neil M
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| Common Buzzard. |
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| Little Egret. Images courtesy of Cathy Ryden. |
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