Wet bird feeding

Hello

A rather wet day in the county today which I spent much of the time visiting wild bird feeding stations topping up feeders and completing broadcast feeds.

A Grey Wagtail was in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth where the recently landscaped pools and wetland areas are taking shape and attracting birds including a sizeable flock of Lapwings. This area which is viewable from the Brampton Valley Way track should provide some interesting sightings to the future.

A Yellow-browed Warbler remained at Mary's Lake, Earls Barton Pits and birds at Stanford Reservoir included two Caspian Gulls, a Red-crested Pochard, two Goosanders and a good count of fifteen Ravens.

Another Caspian Gull was located at Hollowell Reservoir, a flock of about twelve small unidentified geese were seen flying south along the Brampton Valley below Lamport this afternoon and a Pink-footed Goose was in fields between Ravensthorpe Reservoir and Ravensthorpe village this morning. Ten Smew remained at Eyebrook Reservoir.

This afternoon a Brambling and a Woodcock were at Harrington Airfield and two Ravens were in Hanging Houghton village. The Great White Egret touring gardens around Barton Seagrave is apparently making itself very unpopular with those that like to preserve goldfish in their garden ponds! The female Red-crested Pochard and a Yellow-legged Gull were at Delapre Lake/Hardingstone Pits.

Regards

Neil M

Caspian Gull.

Red Kite.

Great White Egret.