Start of the Week

 It has been very quiet everywhere over the weekend.  The weather probably didn't help matters with a mixture of strong winds,  heavy showers and fog !!! Mind you the weather makes no difference to me as the dogs need to go out for walks.  Two visits to Harrington Airfield yielded absolutely nothing,  it was a birdless zone, and the area below Hanging Houghton was equally birdless!!

Very few bird sightings reported too , a first winter Mediterranean Gull at Stanford Reservoir in the gull  roost for the last 3 evenings,  a Water Pipit at Summer Leys yesterday,  10 Cattle Egrets leaving the roost at Stanwick GP today and Red Crested Pochards at Stanford Reservoir and Daventry CP. 

On Saturday 5th November Kenny Cramer and team undertook a ringing session at Linford near Milton Keynes.  A quiet session with 43 birds processed, 37 of which were new birds. Highlights being 17 Redwings,  5 Goldcrests, 2 Kingfisher,  2 Chiffchaffs and a Cettis Warbler. There were two "star" birds. Firstly a Starling,  a species rarely encountered at Linford.  This bird was only the 15th to be ringed at the site and only the 2nd of the year.  The other star bird was a Fieldfare,  the 1st of the season, the previous bird being ringed back in April 2021.

Fingers crossed that things pick up as the week progresses.                                                         Regards Eleanor 

Fieldfare courtesy
of Kenny Cramer.