Early morning birds at Harrington Airfield today included the Short-eared Owl again plus a flock of about one hundred and fifty Golden Plovers and at least three Bramblings. Pitsford Reservoir has had a quiet winter and this continues with the only birds of note today being three Oystercatchers, the long-staying Yellow-legged Gull and a pair of Stonechats.
The Glossy Ibis showed well on and off this morning at Islip Meadows adjacent to Thrapston Pits but apparently it went missing after 1pm with no subsequent reported sightings. Titchmarsh Reserve held plenty of birds with a Bittern flying off from a reedbed next to the Palmer Hide at about 1.30pm, five Great White Egrets, six Little Egrets, a drake Goosander, a couple of Cetti's Warblers, four or five Chiffchaffs, a Peregrine, two Oystercatchers, three Kingfishers, two Grey Wagtails, a Water Rail, a few Siskins and a pair of Stonechats.
At Stanwick Pits the Bar-tailed Godwit was seen again as were five White-fronted Geese and at Ringstead Pits a Pink-footed Goose was in a field between the old railway line and Woodford Mill, and there was also a Great White Egret and three Pintail.
The Scaup remained at Hollowell Reservoir and there were three Snipe and six Stonechats. Two Ravens visited Hanging Houghton again today, a Grey Wagtail was at Kelmarsh and a Great White Egret flew SE over the Brampton Valley Way near Brixworth this afternoon heading towards the village. This afternoon the Barn Owl and a pair of Stonechats were again in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton.
Badby Woods/Fawsley Park has been added to the Birdwatching Sites Map tab.
Regards
Neil M
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| That's another Kestrel box up and ready! Chris Payne is pictured up the ladder, image courtesy of John Boland. |
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| Cock Linnet courtesy of Nathan Jones. |
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| Bearded Tit. |
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| Water Rail. This image and the Bearded Tit were taken by Laurence Arnold at Stortons Pits. |
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