Birds of a cold November day

Hello

Stanwick Pits tended to be the site of the day with the two Glossy Ibis and the six Cattle Egrets in attendance, the ibis tending to remain around the west side of Roadside Pit and the egrets are much more mobile and tend to move between North and the Main Lakes.

The Great Northern Diver and the Common Scoter were still visible from the dam at Pitsford Reservoir today, at times both of them being in the main basin.

A Grey Wagtail was at Hanging Houghton and at Kelmarsh there were eight Siskins near New Covert and a single at Kelmarsh Hall with a Lesser Redpoll at Scotland Wood. Up to three Blackcaps have been visiting Jon's garden in Hollowell and eating berries in recent days.

The 'redhead' Smew was still at Eyebrook Reservoir today and two Crossbills and a Brambling were at Fineshade Wood north east of Top Lodge this afternoon.

In the Nene Valley there was a Barnacle Goose still at Upton Country Park plus two Stonechats and Ian's walk from Whiston Lock to Cogenhoe and Ecton Sewer Works provided four Stonechats, three or four Green Sandpipers, a Great White Egret and at least twenty Grey Partridges.

The moon this evening displays an impressive halo around it and although all the indications suggest the Northern Lights might be possible to see at this latitude tonight it's cloudy where we are!

Regards

Neil M

Female Blackbird.

Great Tit.

Goldeneye courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Crossbill courtesy of
Robin Gossage.