Birds of a grey, raw Sunday

Hello

A grey and rather raw day out there today and it looks like similar weather for this coming week.

Birds at Stanwick Pits today included four Cattle Egrets, four Great White Egrets, several Goosanders, two Egyptian Geese, about twenty Golden Plovers, a Redshank, a Grey Wagtail, a Siskin and a Redpoll. Singles of Goldcrest, Chiffchaff and Redwing were caught and ringed during a ringing demonstration there today. Nearby there were at least two Cattle Egrets in meadows between Irthlingborough and the river.

The three White-fronted Geese were again at Thrapston Pits today and Woodcock sightings included two at Blueberry Farm and singles at Harrington Airfield and Kelmarsh Hall. About twenty Siskins were noted at Wicksteed Park, Kettering and ten Goosanders were counted at Stortons Pits and a male Blackcap graced a garden in Hanging Houghton.

At Pitsford Reservoir this afternoon a Great Northern Diver was located just to the south of Pintail Bay where it remained until dusk. Other birds south of the causeway and north of the dam included a Barnacle Goose, two Egyptian Geese, a Redpoll, a flock of Siskins and a Raven.

Two Caspian Gulls were at pools off the A5 near Lilbourne again this afternoon and a Caspian Gull was seen briefly at Stanford Reservoir and other birds seen there today included three Water Rails, three Grey Wagtails, three Cetti's Warblers, two Kingfishers, a Green Sandpiper, a Chiffchaff, a Redpoll, five Ravens and c25 Siskins.

Regards

Neil M

Moorhen courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

A portrait of drinking
Snow Buntings in Norfolk
courtesy of Cathy Ryden.

Yellowhammer.