After filling up all the garden feeders this morning it was off to Harrington Airfield to feed the birds there and suss out what was present. Still plenty of thrushes in the bushes, passage Woodpigeons with a few Stock Doves overhead, two Bramblings along the concrete track and a flock of about a hundred Golden Plovers eventually turned up. As we were about to leave a flock of at least five noisy Crossbills flew over heading north-west.
At Hanging Houghton there was a vocal Raven and twenty-eight Golden Plovers flew over with three seen flying over Scaldwell village. Walking around Sywell Country Park and Blueberry Farm (Maidwell) produced no sightings of note in the light rain this afternoon.
At least twenty Crossbills were still present at Hollowell Reservoir this morning but potentially the bird of the day was a report of a possible Dusky Thrush near Greens Norton this morning. Details are sketchy but apparently the bird was with winter thrushes in an area of fields and light woodland off the Bradden Road. It was looked for this afternoon and although there were plenty of thrushes present the bird wasn't located.
Other birds reported today included three Great White Egrets, five Red-crested Pochards and three Stonechats in the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir.
Regards
Neil M
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| Woodpigeon courtesy of John Tilly. |
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| Woodpigeon courtesy of Robin Gossage. Woodpigeons are on the move! |
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| Golden Plovers. |
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| Muntjac. |
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