Big Garden Birdwatch

Hello

A relatively quiet day for birds being reported in the county today but there are still interesting birds out there!

A WeBS count was completed at Ditchford Pits today but gone are the days when we used to see wintering Bitterns and other cold weather birds at this site. West of Ditchford Lane and the best birds were an adult female Peregrine, a Great White Egret and a male Stonechat. East of Ditchford Lane and the pits held a Great White Egret, two Goosanders, two Kingfishers, two or three Grey Wagtails, eight Common Snipe and a Jack Snipe.

Further along the Nene Valley and birds at Stanwick Pits first thing this morning included three White-fronted Geese, five Cattle Egrets and fourteen Great White Egrets.

Harrington Airfield this afternoon hosted about forty Golden Plovers, about twenty-five Bramblings and a flock of thirty-seven Pied Wagtails.

At 4pm this afternoon the first year White-fronted Goose flew into Sywell Country Park with the feral goose flock and a Jack Snipe was located at Hollowell Reservoir this morning.

It is the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch this week-end should you wish to partake!

Regards

Neil M

Woodpigeon.

House Sparrow.

Blue Tit

Robin.

Perhaps the most likely species
to be seen on the Big Garden Birdwatch!
Images courtesy of John Tilly.