Sunday 28 February 2021

Sunday's sightings

Hello

Another sunny day but very cool when the sun wasn't out!

On the Kelmarsh Estate today there were Ravens over Rabbithill Spinney and there was at least one Siskin at Scotland Wood. Birds at Pitsford Reservoir included a Yellow-legged Gull, two or three Great White Egrets, five Snipe, an Oystercatcher, two Ravens and two Siskins.

Two Ravens and a Grey Partridge were also at Scaldwell village and pairs of Peregrines were on their respective churches in Market Harborough and Higham Ferrers.

Ditchford Pits continued to host the drake Ring-necked Duck on Big Lake and a drake Smew on the Skew Bridge Lake next to Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre. A single Goosander was noted at Thrapston Pits.

Two Ravens were again at Cottesbrooke village and a Barn Owl was hunting the valley this morning below Hanging Houghton. A first winter Caspian Gull was on floodwater alongside the A5 by the DIRFT 3 complex near Lilbourne.

Regards

Neil M


Peregrines at
Market Harborough
courtesy of Trevor
Alcock.

First year male Blackbird
courtesy of John Tilly.

The primeval Raven.


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