Geese, egrets and Bramblings.

Hello

Very autumnal again today with plenty of birds on the move in the swirl and breeze with a flock of nine Pink-footed Geese flying over the Brampton Valley Way below Hanging Houghton heading towards Brixworth this morning and a flock of six Bramblings in the valley by the large barn below the village. Two Ravens were again in the village, a Peregrine was with prey in the valley this afternoon and a pair of Stonechats were at Blueberry Farm late this afternoon. A few more Bramblings and Siskins were on the move in the Brampton Valley as well and small numbers of Siskins were at Scotland Wood too.

Two or three Yellow-legged Gulls were at the south end of Pitsford Reservoir today and a Barnacle Goose was with one of the Canada Goose flocks.

At Thrapston Pits today there was a pair of Red-crested Pochard, a Cattle Egret, three Great White Egrets, six Little Egrets, a Ring-necked Parakeet, a Kingfisher, two Pintail, a Raven and two pairs of Stonechats. Nearby there was eight Cattle Egrets at roost at Kinewell Lake, Ringstead Pits this evening.

Elsewhere and the young Osprey was still in the Earls Barton Pits area this morning with at least ten Golden Plovers on the Summer Leys LNR. The single Pink-footed Goose remained at Hollowell Reservoir today and there were two Pintail too with a Brambling and at least twenty-five Golden Plovers reported at Harrington Airfield this lunchtime.

Regards

Neil M

Adult Yellow-legged Gull
at Pitsford Reservoir today.

House Sparrow.