Hello
It seemed a rather quiet day for birds being reported in the county today. It seems that during the last couple of days the big numbers of Bramblings have departed the Brampton Valley and Harrington Airfield probably to find food elsewhere.
A Little Egret was in the Welland Valley below Cottingham this morning with c25 Siskins at East Carlton Country Park. There were four Stonechats and a Great White Egret at Upton Country Park and a male Blackcap was seen in a Woodford Halse garden.
A juvenile Shag was found at Pitsford Reservoir this afternoon, spending much of it's time between the Sailing Club and The Pines. Other birds between the dam and the causeway included two Great White Egrets, a Barnacle Goose, the drake Mandarin Duck, the adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Grey Wagtail, four Bramblings and c12 Siskins and a Redpoll or two.
At Stanford Reservoir today there was a Cetti's Warbler, three Chiffchaffs, a Shelduck, a Kingfisher, two Water Rails and four Ravens.
Regards
Neil M
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| Common Buzzard. |
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| Drake Mandarin Duck at Pitsford Reservoir - this long-lived bird has been at the reservoir for about ten years now and has a habit of sticking close to the geese, and come the spring any individual goose! |
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| Tawny Owl courtesy of Pete Gilbert. These birds should become quite vocal now - ahead of their breeding season which can start in January. |
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