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An eventful day today, particularly if you were at Pitsford Reservoir!
My day started slowly with a flushed Woodcock the only bird of note at Scotland Wood, but in the meantime Adrian Borley was systematically checking out Pitsford Reservoir and finding most of the birds that have been there a little while now...and yes he re-located the fine drake Ring-necked Duck in the Scaldwell Bay - and even better he found it just as we reached him! Thanks Adrian!
This duck remained on view in the Scaldwell Bay for the remainder of the day and other birds seen subsequently by several observers included two Whooper Swans, three Great White Egrets, 12 Red-crested Pochard, 19 Pintail, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Ruff, at least 2 Green Sandpipers and a pair of Stonechat.
Terry O'Dell then made it an even better day by finding a Great Northern Diver off the dam which remained until at least early afternoon when the main basin just north of the dam became busy with watercraft - hopefully it swam a little further north and remains. Nick Parker saw the Ruddy Shelduck fly in with Canada Geese in the same area at dusk. A Grey Wagtail was also around the dam.
Away from Pitsford Eleanor saw her usual two Raven at Staverton this morning, didn't find anything of note at Daventry Country Park and then saw a Short-eared Owl at Borough Hill Country Park (there are now cattle in the park). She finished the day at Ravensthorpe Reservoir where birds included two Green Sandpipers, a Kingfisher, a Water Rail and three Grey Wagtails but undoubtedly the best creatures were two Otters playing around the floating pontoon by the dam!
Birds at Stanwick Pits today included two Cattle Egrets, two Great White Egrets and two Dunlin (Tom Green et al). My afternoon visit to Harrington Airfield produced a large flock of at least three hundred Fieldfares feeding in the bushes but little else.
Regards
Neil M
An eventful day today, particularly if you were at Pitsford Reservoir!
My day started slowly with a flushed Woodcock the only bird of note at Scotland Wood, but in the meantime Adrian Borley was systematically checking out Pitsford Reservoir and finding most of the birds that have been there a little while now...and yes he re-located the fine drake Ring-necked Duck in the Scaldwell Bay - and even better he found it just as we reached him! Thanks Adrian!
This duck remained on view in the Scaldwell Bay for the remainder of the day and other birds seen subsequently by several observers included two Whooper Swans, three Great White Egrets, 12 Red-crested Pochard, 19 Pintail, a Black-tailed Godwit, a Ruff, at least 2 Green Sandpipers and a pair of Stonechat.
Terry O'Dell then made it an even better day by finding a Great Northern Diver off the dam which remained until at least early afternoon when the main basin just north of the dam became busy with watercraft - hopefully it swam a little further north and remains. Nick Parker saw the Ruddy Shelduck fly in with Canada Geese in the same area at dusk. A Grey Wagtail was also around the dam.
Away from Pitsford Eleanor saw her usual two Raven at Staverton this morning, didn't find anything of note at Daventry Country Park and then saw a Short-eared Owl at Borough Hill Country Park (there are now cattle in the park). She finished the day at Ravensthorpe Reservoir where birds included two Green Sandpipers, a Kingfisher, a Water Rail and three Grey Wagtails but undoubtedly the best creatures were two Otters playing around the floating pontoon by the dam!
Birds at Stanwick Pits today included two Cattle Egrets, two Great White Egrets and two Dunlin (Tom Green et al). My afternoon visit to Harrington Airfield produced a large flock of at least three hundred Fieldfares feeding in the bushes but little else.
Regards
Neil M
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| Fieldfare. |
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| Green Sandpiper courtesy of Jacob Spinks. |
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| Short-eared Owl courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
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| Otter. |
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