More spring-like weather!

 Hello

With no further news on the female White-tailed Eagle, it was a surprise to see that the male bird flew through the county again this morning, identified near Kettering flying in a north-easterly direction.

At Pitsford Reservoir today the Great Northern Diver and a Barn Owl were in the Pintail Bay area and birds north of the causeway included four Chiffchaffs and a couple of Siskins. Some impressive roosting totals in the Scaldwell Bay this afternoon included over four thousand Jackdaws, 491 Fieldfares, 429 Redwings and about 65 Tree Sparrows. A flock of 240 Golden Plovers flew around and headed off. A Little Owl was heard calling near the reservoir again.

A huge flock of 3,000 Lapwings were counted on floods near Bozenham Mill and the Peregrine was again on the National Grid tower at St Peters Way, Northampton.

Four Stonechats, two Ravens and a Barn Owl were in the Brampton Valley Way below Hanging Houghton and a further Barn Owl was at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell.

Regards

Neil M

A blast from the past - 
the Great Grey Shrike
from last year that
wintered in the Brampton
Valley, courtesy of
Robin Gossage.

Short-eared Owl
courtesy of Robin Gossage.

Fieldfare eyeing up the sloes!

Male Stonechat at
Pitsford Reservoir
courtesy of Jacob Spinks.