Birds of Friday

Hello

Harrington Airfield in the mist this morning provided a flock of about seventy Golden Plovers and the usual winter thrushes, finches and buntings.

Birds at Pitsford Reservoir north of the causeway included a Great White Egret, a Red-crested Pochard, a Kingfisher, four Stonechats and a Brambling.

Sywell Country Park was quiet today but a Water Rail showed nicely, and there were several Siskins and a Grey Wagtail. Another Grey Wagtail was seen in Maidwell village and there were two Woodcock flushed at nearby Blueberry Farm with another one at Lamport Hall this afternoon.

Ten Little Egrets were seen feeding near the River Tove, off Mill Lane, Greens Norton and birds visible alongside the River Welland in Market Harborough town centre included the Siberian Chiffchaff still, two or three Chiffchaffs, a Grey Wagtail and a confiding Kingfisher.

Regards

Neil M

A leucistic Chaffinch courtesy
of Angela Fortescue-Thomas.

Cock Pheasant courtesy
of Robin Gossage.