An early morning wander around Harrington Airfield in a stiff south westerly wind provided two Crossbills battling their way into the headwind at about 8.20am, about one hundred and twenty Golden Plovers, at least two Bramblings and a pair of Grey Partridges. A Woodcock was on-site yesterday.
Birds at Pitsford Reservoir remained scant but the drake Scaup was still off the dam with his female friend and there was a particularly aggressive second calendar year Yellow-legged Gull there this evening that tore into a couple of Common Gulls. A flock of one hundred and thirty-nine Golden Plovers were in flight and presumably what will prove to be the regular pair of Oystercatchers were again north of the causeway.
Starlings, Fieldfares and Redwings were still in evidence locally with swirling flocks in the strong breeze; a pure flock of about two hundred Redwings in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton was noteworthy. Many of these birds will be steadily gaining weight whilst foraging the county fields and hedgerows, waiting for the strong winds to abate before moving on steadily east and north towards their own breeding grounds.
A Cattle Egret was a good record for the Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston this morning, a Peregrine was again on St Mary's church at Higham Ferrers and a White Wagtail was found by Adrian in a pony field next to the A14 near junction 12.
A male Blackcap was eating from a fatball feeder at Brixworth today and Summer Leys LNR attracted a Peregrine and also a flock of six Siskins feeding in alders.
Regards
Neil M
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| Redwings (these birds of the slightly larger Icelandic race). |
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| Common Snipe. |
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| Treecreeper. These birds are very vocal at the moment. |
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