Mild and blustery

Hello

A blustery and mild day provided an opportunity to ventilate the house and even a little gardening and I think has been the first relatively mild day this year after quite a sustained cold period.

A water-logged Harrington Airfield produced a modest flock of twenty-five Golden Plovers and two mobile Bramblings with two Ravens paying a visit to Hanging Houghton village as they patrol their large territory.

The Greenland White-fronted Goose was still present at Summer Leys LNR today together with four hundred Golden Plovers and Abington Park, Northampton attracted a flock of five Goosanders and the usual Ring-necked Parakeets.

Fourteen Redpolls were in Scaldwell village today and at Pitsford Reservoir the Great Northern Diver showed up again, this time between the Pintail Bay and the Sailing Club. An adult Mediterranean Gull flew south through there this afternoon with other gulls.

Regards

Neil M

Lapwing. There seemed to be
an increase in Lapwings locally
today, perhaps the mild southerly
winds have funnelled them through
from elsewhere?

Drake Goosander courtesy
of Robin Gossage. Abington
Park is the place locally to
enjoy close views of these
spectacular ducks and often
provides photographic
 opportunities too - mornings
tend to be best.

Adult winter plumage
Mediterranean Gull.