After all the excitement of the Short Eared Owls on Sunday I couldn't resist going back to Harrington Airfield at first light yesterday. As I approached bunker 2 a Short Eared Owl got up infront of me and flew towards bunker 3. Despite searching I never saw it again. The only other birds of note were a pair of Stonechat and several Bramblings. Interestingly another Short Eared Owl was seen near Welford where it had come from nearby Husbands Bosworth Airfield which is just over the county border.
This morning I went back to Harrington Airfield and despite a good walk around I couldn't find any Owls. What I did find was the bushes absolutely alive with Fieldfares and Redwings. The noise was quite deafening with the hundreds of Fieldfares chattering away and the Redwings singing, plus the occasional nasal twang of the Bramblings. Other birds around in the county include 6 Cattle Egrets and Bittern at Stanwick GP, two Great White Egrets, Ruff, Redshank, seven Common Snipe and two hundred Golden Plovers at Summer Leys, Marsh Harrier over Titchmarsh LNR and Caspian Gull at Hollowell Reservoir.
Well that's another month over. As tomorrow is the first Wednesday of the month the Northamptonshire Bird Club will be meeting at 7.30pm at the Lodge, Pitsford Water. Dave Thomas will be taking us on a trip around the "Wildlife and Scenery of Svalbard". Dave is an excellent photographer so we will be in for a treat as he shares photos and video clips of the birds, animals and scenery of this unique area. Everyone is welcome to come along.
Regards Eleanor
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| Kestrel. |
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| Shoveler. All images courtesy of Tony Stanford and taken at Summer Leys LNR today. |
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