Another blustery day

Hello

A blustery day with rain first thing and showers later sounds a familiar theme for this autumn! I'm just back in from another tour to Scotland taking in the delights of Islay and Jura - a separate Tab or Page has been created for a few images from this tour (Islay's Wintering Wildfowl).

In Northants today the Glossy Ibis was again at Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows at Ditchford Pits and best viewed from the churchyard at Irthlingborough. Nearby six Cattle Egrets arrived to roost at Stanwick Pits this afternoon. The long-staying juvenile Red-throated Diver remains at Eyebrook Reservoir just across the county border.

A Stonechat was at Upton Country Park today and a Caspian Gull and a Great White Egret were at Stanford Reservoir. A Woodcock and a couple of Bramblings were slim pickings in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this morning. Sixteen Ring-necked Parakeets mobbing a Red Kite over Great Billing, Northampton early this afternoon was no doubt a noisy affair!

Regards

Neil M

Chaffinch.

Kestrel.

Starling.

Stonechat.

All images courtesy
of Tony Stanford.