Birds of another cold, wet day...

Hello

A thoroughly horrible day's weather for most people in the county today but the forecast for the week-end looks much better.

An excursion up to Harrington Airfield before first light was pretty windy but not too wet, much of the rain coming later. A Woodcock was flushed and there were about a hundred Golden Plovers, about two hundred Fieldfares and over a hundred Redwings on the top fields with a Barn Owl disturbed from hedging towards the Brampton Valley Way.

Two Ravens were again at Hanging Houghton with two pairs of Stonechats in the Brampton Valley below the village. The four Black-necked Grebes were again at Stanford Reservoir and a Great White Egret was at Kinewell Lake, Ringstead Pits.

At Pitsford Reservoir this morning four Bewick's Swans were located on the water in the Scaldwell Bay but unfortunately flew off in a north-westerly just a few minutes later. Three Great White Egrets were also visible in the bay.

Regards

Neil M

Golden Plover.

Bewick's Swan.

Wigeon.

Little Bunting...another
overdue species yet to
be confirmed in the county!