More of the same !!

Well the weather might have changed but the birds have not and the long stayers remain.  The Great Northern Diver and female type Common Scotor can still be  found between the dam and pines at Pitsford Reservoir.  Close by at Hollowell Reservoir the Pink Footed Goose,  Stonechats,  Caspian and Yellow Legged Gull can be found.       Two Glossy Ibis and several Cattle Egrets appear settled at Stanwick GP although today there was a sighting of a single Glossy Ibis at Summer Leys.  I'm not sure whether it is a 3rd bird which would be pretty amazing or one of the Stanwick birds having a fly round the Nene Valley.                 Other birds of note around are 3 Red Crested Pochards in the Walgrave Bay at Pitsford Reservoir and 4 Stonechats and a Barnacle Goose at Upton Country Park.                                       There are several Stonechats at Summer Leys which are showing well and delighting the photographers.  Some amazing pictures of them on social media.  Just across the county boundary in Market Harborough the Otters have been seen and filmed swimming and playing in the river in the middle of the town.  Well worth a slow walk along the river if you visit Market Harborough,  although of course with wildlife nothing is guaranteed. 

I have been out and about around Blueberry and Harrington Airfield and I've just bumped into the same 2 Woodcocks and hundreds of Redwings/Fieldfares.   

Hopefully with more folk being able to get out and about over the weekend a few different birds may be found. Birding can be difficult at this time of year with less hours of daylight and family commitments in the run up to Christmas.    But enjoy your time out birding whether it be 10 minutes or 2 hours, but please remember to feed and water the birds now that the weather is decidedly wintery. 

Regards Eleanor