Hello
As we loom up to Christmas and the shortest daylight days of all it is time to reflect on another tumultuous year gone by!
Again very few reports of interesting wildlife locally but the long-staying 'ringtail' Hen Harrier pitched up at Harrington Airfield this afternoon, arriving from the direction of the Brampton Valley and crossing the top fields to career off towards the bunkers - no doubt traveling many miles in the quest for food. Also present were about eighty Golden Plovers and a single Brambling.
At Stanford Reservoir today the Red-crested Pochard was still present and other birds noted included a Great White Egret, four Goosanders, a Green Sandpiper, two Water Rails and a Cetti's Warbler. At least one Siskin was present at Kelmarsh Hall today and it was great to see surviving Goldcrests at both there and Scotland Wood.
Regards
Neil M
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| Goldcrest. |
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| Water Pipit. |
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| Kingfisher. All images courtesy of Robin Gossage. |
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