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Today Eleanor took the rare opportunity of visiting some of our old birding haunts in the north of the county. Fineshade Woods was her first stop where she completed an eight mile run around the woods with Tor and Jaeger. The woods seemed quiet apart from the usual Nuthatches, Marsh Tits and Jays but she also saw a Woodcock, two Ravens, at least two Bramblings and about thirty Siskins. After refreshments at the very good cafe there it was time for a two hour hike around nearby Wakerley Wood which again seemed quiet and again no Crossbills, Hawfinch etc. Located birds did include more Nuthatches and Marsh Tits, a female Peregrine, another Woodcock, a few Siskins, four Redpolls and a Brambling.
Eleanor's last venue was Blatherwycke Lake where two Pink-footed Geese were within the Greylag flock, plus an Egyptian Goose, a Black Swan and eight Mandarin Ducks.
Birds at Hanging Houghton included a couple of Ravens and a female Brambling and the Fieldfare flock was still at Harrington Airfield together with a male Brambling and eighteen Golden Plovers.
The Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir was my venue this afternoon with a walk down to the Ringing Hut and back - no great surprises with two Great White Egrets, six Red-crested Pochards, a drake Pintail and a drake Mandarin Duck.
Elsewhere and Nick saw a Bittern as well as a Great White Egret at Summer Leys, a Great White Egret was at Stanwick Pits and a Peregrine was seen over Kingsthorpe.
Regards
Neil M
Today Eleanor took the rare opportunity of visiting some of our old birding haunts in the north of the county. Fineshade Woods was her first stop where she completed an eight mile run around the woods with Tor and Jaeger. The woods seemed quiet apart from the usual Nuthatches, Marsh Tits and Jays but she also saw a Woodcock, two Ravens, at least two Bramblings and about thirty Siskins. After refreshments at the very good cafe there it was time for a two hour hike around nearby Wakerley Wood which again seemed quiet and again no Crossbills, Hawfinch etc. Located birds did include more Nuthatches and Marsh Tits, a female Peregrine, another Woodcock, a few Siskins, four Redpolls and a Brambling.
Eleanor's last venue was Blatherwycke Lake where two Pink-footed Geese were within the Greylag flock, plus an Egyptian Goose, a Black Swan and eight Mandarin Ducks.
Birds at Hanging Houghton included a couple of Ravens and a female Brambling and the Fieldfare flock was still at Harrington Airfield together with a male Brambling and eighteen Golden Plovers.
The Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir was my venue this afternoon with a walk down to the Ringing Hut and back - no great surprises with two Great White Egrets, six Red-crested Pochards, a drake Pintail and a drake Mandarin Duck.
Elsewhere and Nick saw a Bittern as well as a Great White Egret at Summer Leys, a Great White Egret was at Stanwick Pits and a Peregrine was seen over Kingsthorpe.
Regards
Neil M
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| Pink-footed Goose. |
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| Great White Egret. |
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| Drake Mandarin Duck. |
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