County winterers

Hello

Birds at Pitsford Reservoir today included the Great Northern Diver in the main basin north of the dam, the Barnacle Goose, the drake Mandarin Duck, a Great White Egret, a female Pintail and a Redshank.

The Black Redstart was again seen in the summit compound at Borough Hill Country Park, Daventry early this afternoon. A pair of Stonechats were at Upton Fields this morning and three Redpolls were in alders along the River Nene at Upton Country Park.

The female Merlin, a Corn Bunting and a Barn Owl were again logged in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton today and another Barn Owl was at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell. Approximately thirty Bramblings were at Harrington Airfield this afternoon.

Birding at Hollowell Reservoir provided two Caspian Gulls, a Great White Egret, two Shelducks, a Jack Snipe and six Stonechats. The Pink-footed Goose remained at Ravensthorpe Reservoir.

In the Nene Valley today there were two Cattle Egrets, a Great White Egret, a Goosander and a Redshank on the Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows reserve, c200 Golden Plovers were at Summer Leys LNR and a Bittern was seen in flight at Stortons Pits this afternoon. Three White-fronted Geese were on the Main Lake at Stanwick Pits again today.

Three Caspian Gulls were noted at Rushton Landfill this afternoon and a pair of Blackcaps have been visiting a Kingsthorpe garden regularly.

Regards

Neil M

Cormorant.

Grey Heron.
Already there are Cormorants and Grey
Herons at their nests in the Nene Valley.

Goldcrest.