First the wind now the floods

Hello

The amount of rain recently after such a dry January has caused significant flooding in the river valleys with the Welland and Nene particularly adversely affected.

There have been some great sightings of Otter along the River Welland this week-end gone, apparently somewhere just outside Market Harborough. One of the Peregrines was sheltering from the rain on the town centre church this morning.

Two first year Caspian Gulls were in a field next to Rushton Landfill by the entrance to Storefield Lodge Farm at lunchtime and two Great White Egrets were on the Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows reserve at Ditchford Pits on East Pit.

A second winter Caspian Gull was in the gull roost at Stanford Reservoir this afternoon and an Oystercatcher was on the dam.

Five Bramblings and two Siskins were at Lilford this afternoon and a Barn Owl was between Hemington and Barnwell.

Regards

Neil M

Red Kite.

Marsh Harrier courtesy
of Robin Gossage.