Warm weather on the way?

Hello

The quiet period in the county continues but it is possible that the unseasonal rise in temperature and swirling weather from Iberia forecast for this week-end may create some avian interest?

The four Red-crested Pochard remained at Stanford Reservoir today where there was also a Garganey and a count of one hundred and fifty Meadow Pipits. The single Cattle Egret remains at Eyebrook Reservoir and a family party of Otters have been recorded in recent days on the River Welland at Market Harborough.

At Summer Leys LNR today there was a Cattle Egret and an adult Yellow-legged Gull and a Ruff at the New Workings section of Earls Barton Pits.

An adult Caspian Gull was off the dam at Ravensthorpe Reservoir today with a Pink-footed Goose, a Dunlin and two Stonechats at nearby Hollowell Reservoir.

Two Grey Partridges were noted at Clifford Hill Pits this morning and two pairs of Stonechats were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton near to 'shrike hedge'. At least one Raven was in Hanging Houghton village and at Pitsford Reservoir there was a Grey Wagtail and a few Siskins in the Walgrave Bay this morning and three adult Yellow-legged Gulls off the dam this evening plus a Grey Wagtail and a female Stonechat on the fence line below the dam.

Regards

Neil M

Linnet courtesy of Tony Stanford.

Kingfisher courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Lesser Redpoll courtesy
of Chris Payne.

Caspian Gull.