Great Northern Diver, gulls and Crossbills

Hello

Another mild and breezy day with only light rain made it a pleasant day out.

A Great Northern Diver was discovered at Pitsford Reservoir this afternoon and fishing the waters between the Catwalk Bay and the causeway - and spending far too long underwater to provide good views! An adult Yellow-legged Gull was in the same area and a Woodcock was seen in the Walgrave Bay.

Stanford Reservoir was the venue for two Great White Egrets, two Chiffchaffs, a Peregrine hunting Starlings at dusk and gulls in the afternoon roost included fifty-three Great Black-backed Gulls, an adult Mediterranean Gull and an adult Caspian Gull.

A male Marsh Harrier and two Stonechats and two Kingfishers were showing well from the hides at Summer Leys LNR this morning and twelve Goosanders were at Hardingstone Pits. Seven Little Egrets were in their traditional wet fields site near Greens Norton this morning. 

At least six Crossbills were feeding in spruce trees at Fineshade Wood this afternoon, about three hundred metres north-east of Top Lodge.

Regards

Neil M

Great Black-backed Gull.

Blackbird.

Redwing.