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With such an excellent weather forecast I decided that it would be a day out and about in the county. I started at Polebrook Airfield and the immediate area, the most obvious birds being the hundreds and hundreds of Starlings flying west, often low with some of them stalling to feed and rest. Thrushes and finches were on the move in good numbers and there were plenty of vocal Skylarks spiralling around the large flat fields. The only birds of note were a single Stonechat, a Chiffchaff, a couple of Bramblings, a few Redpoll, a Siskin and three Golden Plovers.
On next to Thrapston Pits where six first year Velvet Scoters looked spectacular as they were swimming and diving on Town Lake. There was no sign of the other two individuals from yesterday and I took a walk around Town Lake locating a first year Scaup, a couple of Kingfishers and three Cetti's Warblers but little else.
I then popped over to Ditchford Pits and finished the WeBS count off there, concentrating on the main pit between Higham Ferrers and Irthlingborough which was absolutely packed with wildfowl including over 500 Gadwall, over 500 Wigeon and 162 Mute Swans - amazing stuff and a very colourful scene in the beautiful October sunshine. The only birds of note were three Kingfishers, three Cetti's Warblers and a Chiffchaff.
I finished at Pitsford Reservoir and after filling the feeders for the Tree Sparrows at the Old Scaldwell Road I completed a little scanning. The Scaldwell Bay in particular was full of birds which included eleven Whooper Swans (two juveniles), eight Red-crested Pochard, a Shelduck, the usual adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Curlew, a Green Sandpiper and at least one Stonechat.
Eleanor's walk at Harrington Airfield this afternoon provided views of a hunting Barn Owl, two Woodcock, two Bramblings, a few Redpolls and Siskins with a Peregrine over the A14 just east of Kettering.
Regards
Neil M
With such an excellent weather forecast I decided that it would be a day out and about in the county. I started at Polebrook Airfield and the immediate area, the most obvious birds being the hundreds and hundreds of Starlings flying west, often low with some of them stalling to feed and rest. Thrushes and finches were on the move in good numbers and there were plenty of vocal Skylarks spiralling around the large flat fields. The only birds of note were a single Stonechat, a Chiffchaff, a couple of Bramblings, a few Redpoll, a Siskin and three Golden Plovers.
On next to Thrapston Pits where six first year Velvet Scoters looked spectacular as they were swimming and diving on Town Lake. There was no sign of the other two individuals from yesterday and I took a walk around Town Lake locating a first year Scaup, a couple of Kingfishers and three Cetti's Warblers but little else.
I then popped over to Ditchford Pits and finished the WeBS count off there, concentrating on the main pit between Higham Ferrers and Irthlingborough which was absolutely packed with wildfowl including over 500 Gadwall, over 500 Wigeon and 162 Mute Swans - amazing stuff and a very colourful scene in the beautiful October sunshine. The only birds of note were three Kingfishers, three Cetti's Warblers and a Chiffchaff.
I finished at Pitsford Reservoir and after filling the feeders for the Tree Sparrows at the Old Scaldwell Road I completed a little scanning. The Scaldwell Bay in particular was full of birds which included eleven Whooper Swans (two juveniles), eight Red-crested Pochard, a Shelduck, the usual adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Curlew, a Green Sandpiper and at least one Stonechat.
Eleanor's walk at Harrington Airfield this afternoon provided views of a hunting Barn Owl, two Woodcock, two Bramblings, a few Redpolls and Siskins with a Peregrine over the A14 just east of Kettering.
Regards
Neil M
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