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Eric enjoyed his excursion to Thrapston Pits today with sightings of an Otter, the first year Whooper Swan, three Great White Egrets and a drake Pintail. Eric saw a bird fly across the A6116 at Lowick which appeared to be a shrike, and close to the bridle track where one was present a couple of seasons ago!
Neil Hasdell completed a comprehensive assessment of the birds at Pitsford Reservoir today where much of the water on the reserve north of the causeway was frozen. He was able to confirm that both Great Northern Divers were still present near the Gorse Bushes and he located the drake Ring-necked Duck close to the Pintail Bay. Other birds included two Great White Egrets and twenty-three Red-crested Pochard separated in two flocks.
The Brampton Valley between Hanging Houghton and Cottesbrooke continued to be a magnet for good winter birds today - the Great Grey Shrike was still present as was an adult male Merlin, a Barn Owl, two or three Corn Buntings and a covey of Grey Partridge. This afternoon the Lapland Bunting was twice seen in flight with Skylarks again, this time calling both in flight and later whilst hidden in the bird food crop.
The track along the valley is muddy and with numerous potholes with limited vehicle parking by the cone marking the area where most of these birds show. Many visitors are parking at the Brampton Valley Way or by the large barn which continues to attract small numbers of Bramblings on the seed there. Our garden was busy with at least eight Bramblings, two Bullfinches and a few each of Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer.
A modest ringing session at Brixworth Water Treatment Works this morning netted just 34 birds made up of two Blackbirds, two Song Thrushes, three Robins, five Dunnocks, two Wrens, three Blue Tits, seven Long-tailed Tits, a Goldfinch, four Yellowhammers, three Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail and a Goldcrest. Other birds seen on-site included a couple more Grey Wagtails, two Water Rails, four Snipe, a Cetti's Warbler, about a dozen Siskins and a fly-over Raven.
Regards
Neil M
Eric enjoyed his excursion to Thrapston Pits today with sightings of an Otter, the first year Whooper Swan, three Great White Egrets and a drake Pintail. Eric saw a bird fly across the A6116 at Lowick which appeared to be a shrike, and close to the bridle track where one was present a couple of seasons ago!
Neil Hasdell completed a comprehensive assessment of the birds at Pitsford Reservoir today where much of the water on the reserve north of the causeway was frozen. He was able to confirm that both Great Northern Divers were still present near the Gorse Bushes and he located the drake Ring-necked Duck close to the Pintail Bay. Other birds included two Great White Egrets and twenty-three Red-crested Pochard separated in two flocks.
The Brampton Valley between Hanging Houghton and Cottesbrooke continued to be a magnet for good winter birds today - the Great Grey Shrike was still present as was an adult male Merlin, a Barn Owl, two or three Corn Buntings and a covey of Grey Partridge. This afternoon the Lapland Bunting was twice seen in flight with Skylarks again, this time calling both in flight and later whilst hidden in the bird food crop.
The track along the valley is muddy and with numerous potholes with limited vehicle parking by the cone marking the area where most of these birds show. Many visitors are parking at the Brampton Valley Way or by the large barn which continues to attract small numbers of Bramblings on the seed there. Our garden was busy with at least eight Bramblings, two Bullfinches and a few each of Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer.
A modest ringing session at Brixworth Water Treatment Works this morning netted just 34 birds made up of two Blackbirds, two Song Thrushes, three Robins, five Dunnocks, two Wrens, three Blue Tits, seven Long-tailed Tits, a Goldfinch, four Yellowhammers, three Pied Wagtails, a Grey Wagtail and a Goldcrest. Other birds seen on-site included a couple more Grey Wagtails, two Water Rails, four Snipe, a Cetti's Warbler, about a dozen Siskins and a fly-over Raven.
Regards
Neil M
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| Female Siskin caught and ringed at Bradden yesterday, image courtesy of Chris Payne. |
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| Drake Ring-necked Duck at Pitsford Reservoir today courtesy of Neil Hasdell. |
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| Winter Starlings courtesy of Cathy Ryden. |
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| Griff the springer spaniel puppy becoming a little bored with his owner's continual scanning at Pitsford Reservoir...! Image courtesy of Neil Hasdell. |
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