Winter thrushes

Hello

A wet and windy day but considerably milder...with perhaps not quite so much rain as forecast?

A flock of 'probable' Waxwings, some twenty in number as found by Michelle Sawbridge in Stony Stratford today were seen again and the identity confirmed. Just inside Buckinghamshire but very close to the Northants border, these birds were presumably the flock seen near Cosgrave a couple of days ago. They were last seen flying towards the High Street just before 1pm.

A covey of nine Grey Partridges were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this morning, a Brambling was at Harrington Airfield and small numbers of Siskins were at Kelmarsh Hall.

A Caspian Gull and two Shelduck were at Stanford Reservoir today and a Little Egret and several Ring-necked Parakeets were in Abington Park, Northampton. A Great White Egret was still visiting gardens in Barton Seagrave today and a female Blackcap was taking berries in a Mawsley village garden.

Regards

Neil M

Fieldfares and Redwings 
courtesy of Jim Dunkley.

Winter may not be the
favourite season of the year
but here in Northants we are
blessed with great numbers of
both species of winter thrush.