Ravens, Otters and Chiffchaffs

Hello

Two Ravens at Hanging Houghton at dawn started the day off nicely and the birds in the garden included eight Fieldfares and six Pied Wagtails amongst the throng of other hungry birds.

Birding at Stanford Reservoir included a drake Red-crested Pochard, a Caspian Gull, a Great White Egret, three Shelduck and a Pintail.

An apparent Siberian Chiffchaff was photographed at Stortons Pits yesterday and today Alan found a Siberian Chiffchaff among plenty of Common Chiffchaffs along the stream at Ecton Sewage Farm next to bridge K121.

Harrington Airfield today provided sightings of a male Peregrine, fifty Golden Plovers and two Bramblings and at Clifford Hill Pits there were about twenty Golden Plovers, a Great White Egret, a Raven and two Goosanders.

A Stonechat, a Grey Wagtail and three Pintail were in the Scaldwell Bay at Pitsford Reservoir this morning and this afternoon three Otters were again showing exceptionally well in the town centre at Market Harborough. A female Blackcap was in a Nether Heyford garden today and a Water Rail, a Siskin and a Grey Wagtail were in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth.

Birds noted at Hollowell Reservoir today included the female Scaup, a Pink-footed Goose, a Jack Snipe, eleven Common Snipe and a female Stonechat.

Regards

Neil M

Grey Wagtail.

Little Egret.

Woodpigeon and Stock Dove.

Otter footprints.

All images courtesy of
Jim Dunkley.