" My " Great Grey Shrike was showing well today in the small bushes/trees running alongside the stream below Hanging Houghton village. I wished it both a good morning and a good evening today !!    Other birds seen in the valley included 2 Grey Partridge , male Wheatear, 2 Brambling and rather surprisingly a single Corn Bunting.
A visit to Harrington Airfield produced a singing Willow Warbler, male Wheatear and well over 200 Fieldfares in the bushes.
Our garden is still attracting good numbers of birds.  As I looked out into the garden I thought how colourful it looked with Yellowhammers, 2 male Brambling, 10 male Reed Buntings, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Goldfinches and Chaffinches.

Earlier in the week [3rd April] Eric visited Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston. A good variety of birds seen , 3 Pink Footed Geese, Great White Egret in breeding plumage and Curlew at the Aldwincle end. A Whooper Swan on town lake. A pair of Oystercatcher on long island.  Singing Chiffchaffs, Blackcap and 2 Willow Warbler and the sight of wave after wave of hirundines moving through.

Regards Eleanor