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A dull, dank day that then became very wet too, in fact I'm not sure it ever managed to progress to proper daylight. These short days make it challenging to find wildlife but there are plenty of good birds out there!
An adult Bewick's Swan was found in the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir by Bethan and Jacob today and other birds present included at least seven Whooper Swans (it has been a very long time since we had all three white swan species at Pitsford on the same day), an impressive count of thirty-eight Pintail and a Stonechat. Neil Hasdell saw a Great Northern Diver near the pontoons close to Yacht Bay and two Yellow-legged Gulls were again in the gull roost near there.
A Brambling was again attracted to our garden today and a Peregrine was flying at quite a pace between Brixworth and Hanging Houghton. This evening a Barn Owl was atop a telegraph pole between Scaldwell and Hanging Houghton. A wet walk at Harrington Airfield this afternoon provided a flock of ninety-seven Golden Plovers and still about three hundred Fieldfare.
Steve Fisher's patch commitment at Stanwick Pits continues to pay off and today his goose sightings included singles of a Barnacle and a Pink-foot and a small group of five White-fronts.
Regards
Neil M
A dull, dank day that then became very wet too, in fact I'm not sure it ever managed to progress to proper daylight. These short days make it challenging to find wildlife but there are plenty of good birds out there!
An adult Bewick's Swan was found in the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir by Bethan and Jacob today and other birds present included at least seven Whooper Swans (it has been a very long time since we had all three white swan species at Pitsford on the same day), an impressive count of thirty-eight Pintail and a Stonechat. Neil Hasdell saw a Great Northern Diver near the pontoons close to Yacht Bay and two Yellow-legged Gulls were again in the gull roost near there.
A Brambling was again attracted to our garden today and a Peregrine was flying at quite a pace between Brixworth and Hanging Houghton. This evening a Barn Owl was atop a telegraph pole between Scaldwell and Hanging Houghton. A wet walk at Harrington Airfield this afternoon provided a flock of ninety-seven Golden Plovers and still about three hundred Fieldfare.
Steve Fisher's patch commitment at Stanwick Pits continues to pay off and today his goose sightings included singles of a Barnacle and a Pink-foot and a small group of five White-fronts.
Regards
Neil M
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| Barn Owl courtesy of Dave Jackson. |
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| Bewick's Swan. |
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| Common Gull courtesy of Dave Jackson. |
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| Great Northern Diver. |
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