Interesting weather and birds

Hello

Another day of erratic weather, with perhaps the orange/red sunrise warning us of wintry weather later in the day!

More ringing today, this time at Kelmarsh Hall where one hundred and eleven common birds were processed, perhaps the most noteworthy being a Chiffchaff, six Blackcaps, ten Goldfinches and three Nuthatches. A Grey Wagtail, a Siskin and a couple of Ravens were noted.

Birds in the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir included a pair of Garganey and both Great White and Little Egrets, plenty of hirundines plus an Otter!

The Glossy Ibis flew over Stanwick Pits early this morning and other birds included two Little Ringed Plovers, and this evening a Nightingale was near the underpass on North Lake.

The Earls Barton Pits complex provided views of two or three pairs of Garganey, plenty of Yellow Wagtails, four White Wagtails, a Marsh Harrier, an Egyptian Goose, a male Common Redstart, two Ringed Plovers, a Little Ringed Plover, a Common Sandpiper and two Common Terns.

Three Great White Egrets were seen on the Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston Pits today and birds at Harrington Airfield included an early Garden Warbler with a Common Whitethroat along the Brampton Valley Way by the Great Oxendon tunnels.

The juvenile Glaucous Gull was seen again off the A5 DIRFT 3 complex near Lilbourne late morning and an Osprey was seen flying over Ditchford Pits at about 12 noon. The drake Ring-necked Duck was showing nicely at Clifford Hill Pits again today.

Regards

Neil M

Otter at Pitsford Reservoir
today courtesy of David Arden.

Sunrise at Kelmarsh Hall.

Blackcap courtesy
of Bethan Clyne.

Goldfinch courtesy
of Lewis Aaron.