A blustery day but still plenty of migrants on the move with Woodpigeons, thrushes and finches particularly noticeable. A couple of Ravens were noisy at Hanging Houghton first thing and small numbers of Siskins were again at Kelmarsh Hall.
Pitsford Reservoir again produced a real mix of birds north of the causeway including an excellent eleven Great White Egrets, the Wood Sandpiper still, just one drake Red-crested Pochard, a female Scaup, nine Pintail, a Green Sandpiper, a Jack Snipe, an adult Yellow-legged Gull and a Stonechat.
Three more Red-crested Pochards were on the Aldwincle lake at Thrapston Pits and a Merlin was over fields between the A43 and Sywell Airfield.
A Golden Pheasant at Northampton Golf Club is interesting as it has been a good few years now since the last community of breeding Golden Pheasants was lost in the county.
A Ring Ouzel flew south over Harrington Airfield this afternoon in company with a Fieldfare - a ringing session is organised for this site tomorrow when the bunkers and old airstrip will be subject to restricted access but the concrete track will be unaffected.
Regards
Neil M
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| The Pitsford Wood Sandpiper courtesy of David Arden. |
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| Red Kite. |
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| Brambling. |
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