Birds of the freezing fog

Hello

Another harsh day in the county with a little snow and temperatures barely rising above freezing all day is further evidence of a cold December.

Despite the harsh conditions there is little evidence of significant cold weather movement at the moment although Golden Plovers and Lapwings have definitely been affected.

Birds north of the causeway at Pitsford Reservoir this morning included two Great White Egrets and a Redshank and an adult Yellow-legged Gull was again in the gull roost by the dam. Over at Hollowell Reservoir an impressive list of birds was made up of two adult Caspian Gulls, two Jack Snipe, 4-6 Common Snipe, two Dunlin and at least seven Stonechats.

Four Common Snipe and a pair of Stonechat were at the Summer Leys LNR today and three Grey Partridges were at a foggy Harrington Airfield.

Regards

Neil M

Some more images of the 
rather beautiful leucistic
Black-headed Gull at Pitsford
Reservoir this afternoon.

Wren.

Magpie.