That bird...the Stanwick Bearded Tit.

Hello

Favourable conditions and a particularly confiding bird brought photographers far and wide to Stanwick Pits today with the male Bearded Tit largely ignoring the shutter sounds of numerous cameras.

The female Ring-necked Duck and female Scaup were visible from the causeway car park at Ravensthorpe Reservoir this morning and other birds present included a Great White Egret, three Little Egrets and a couple of Siskins. A Water Rail and two Common Snipe were in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth this morning where there were also three Grey Wagtails, a Redpoll and five Siskins.

Eight Golden Plovers were at Harrington Airfield late this morning, the usual adult Yellow-legged Gull was off the Sailing Club at Pitsford Reservoir and a Woodcock was at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell. 

A Woodcock and a pair of Stonechats were in fields between Walgrave village and Pitsford Reservoir and a Barn Owl was at Hanging Houghton with a pair of Ravens on the Kelmarsh Estate.

A Siberian Chiffchaff was still at Ecton SF/Billing Pits by Bridge 'K121' today, three Smew and a Scaup were at Eyebrook Reservoir and the Red-crested Pochard was still at Stanford Reservoir as were two Great White Egrets.

Regards

Neil M

Bearded Tit courtesy
of Dave Jackson.

Bearded Tit courtesy
of Jim Dunkley.