Mild and murky

Hello

The pendulum has swung again as we experienced mild and murky conditions today.

Birds at Harrington Airfield today included three Bramblings with the Chaffinches and a small returning flock of eighteen Golden Plovers.

The Barn Owl was hunting in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this morning and later the two pairs of roving Stonechats materialised as well. Further along the Brampton Valley at the Boughton Crossing, Richard found a flock of fifteen Redpolls at Martin Moore wood by the Windhover Pub. Six more were feeding in a birch by Boughton Pocket Park. Five Siskins overflew Hanging Houghton village and at least one Raven was vocal for a time.

At Pitsford Reservoir the Great Northern Diver was still present about three quarters of a mile south of the causeway. Other birds mostly north of the causeway included a Great White Egret, two Redshanks, several Snipe, a Kingfisher, displaying Sparrowhawks, two Chiffchaffs plus a movement of 158 Fieldfares and 62 Skylarks all heading WNW.

In the Nene Valley, five Goosanders were on Kinewell Lake at Ringstead Pits and there were still about thirty White-fronted Geese at Stanwick Pits. Further west and the valley below Cogenhoe again hosted good numbers of Chiffchaffs, a Grey Wagtail and three Grey Partridges.

Regards

Neil M

Kingfisher courtesy of
Robin Gossage.

Goldcrest courtesy of
Robin Gossage.

Grey Heron courtesy of
Bethan Clyne.

Pied Wagtail courtesy of
Bethan Clyne