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I think the talking point today was definitely the weather with rain all last night and again all morning! Many local roads became rivers, a few trees uprooted and many fields were awash with flood water. With cold temperatures and a lively breeze it wasn't a great day for birdwatching in the county!
At least one Grey Wagtail was at a flooded Brixworth Treatment Works and Harrington Airfield was sodden and the only birds of note was a single Siskin and a Woodcock sheltering behind some straw bales!
At Pitsford Reservoir there was an adult Yellow-legged Gull briefly off the dam this morning, a pair of Red-crested Pochard were in the Scaldwell Bay and the gull roost off the Sailing Club attracted the ailing (but possibly recovering) adult Mediterranean Gull.
With all this wet and cold it made me think of the warmer parts of the world...the images below were from a short trip to the very warm country of Gambia in January 2015!
Regards
Neil M
I think the talking point today was definitely the weather with rain all last night and again all morning! Many local roads became rivers, a few trees uprooted and many fields were awash with flood water. With cold temperatures and a lively breeze it wasn't a great day for birdwatching in the county!
At least one Grey Wagtail was at a flooded Brixworth Treatment Works and Harrington Airfield was sodden and the only birds of note was a single Siskin and a Woodcock sheltering behind some straw bales!
At Pitsford Reservoir there was an adult Yellow-legged Gull briefly off the dam this morning, a pair of Red-crested Pochard were in the Scaldwell Bay and the gull roost off the Sailing Club attracted the ailing (but possibly recovering) adult Mediterranean Gull.
With all this wet and cold it made me think of the warmer parts of the world...the images below were from a short trip to the very warm country of Gambia in January 2015!
Regards
Neil M
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| Hamerkop. |
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| Spur-winged Plover. |
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| Monitor Lizard. |
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| Broad-billed Roller. |
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| Royal and Caspian Terns |
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| Violaceous Turaco. |
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| African Harrier-hawk. |
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