Mild and breezy birding

Hello

Yesterday was a wash-out locally for bird sightings but at least some birds of interest have been seen today!

Yesterday (Wednesday) the Pink-footed Goose and a Great White Egret were again seen at Ravensthorpe Reservoir and today (Thursday) started with a Barn Owl being seen at Blueberry Farm (last seen with a Common Buzzard in hot pursuit) plus a Woodcock, with a female Peregrine in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this afternoon.

A Grey Wagtail was in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth this morning and an adult Yellow-legged Gull was off the Sailing Club at Pitsford Reservoir.

A female Merlin between Harlestone Heath and Duston was a good record and at Harrington Airfield today there was a Brambling, a Chiffchaff and two Ravens.

Four Goosanders, two Great White Egrets and thirteen Little Egrets were at Kinewell Lake, Ringstead Pits this afternoon and at Bozenham Mill floods attracted a Pintail, about sixty Wigeon, one hundred and twenty Lapwings and about thirty Common Snipe.

In the Nene Valley a Caspian Gull and a Yellow-legged Gull were on Chester House Lake east of Wellingborough and an adult Caspian Gull persisted at Hollowell Reservoir late morning.

Eyebrook Reservoir boasted fourteen Smew again including eleven drakes which must look spectacular and birds for Stanford Reservoir today included a first winter Mediterranean Gull in the roost, a Red-crested Pochard, a Pintail and a Great White Egret.

Regards

Neil M

Marsh Tit courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Goosanders.

Lapwing.