A Garganey and some Waxwings

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An early drake Garganey at Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows was an excellent record this morning, later an adult Caspian Gull, two Oystercatchers and a Dunlin were on the reserve too. Nearby six Cattle Egrets were visible in a flooded field off Ditchford Lane next to the container complex and eighty-one Golden Plovers were seen in flight heading towards Neville's Lodge.

Elsewhere and a Cattle Egret was off Mary's Lane at Earls Barton Pits with birds on Summer Leys LNR amounting to two Cattle Egrets, two Great White Egrets, at least fifteen Little Egrets, five Oystercatchers, four Redshanks, four hundred Golden Plovers, four Pintail, plenty of winter thrushes and a Chiffchaff. An Otter showed very well there this morning.

Ten Waxwings turned up in roadside hedging on the Oundle bypass again today and another was seen at Brackmills Country Park, Northampton.

At Hollowell Reservoir today there were two adult Caspian Gulls, a Jack Snipe, eleven Common Snipe, a Woodcock, five Stonechats and two hundred and fifty Fieldfares moving south-east.

Garden birds today included singing Blackcaps at Brackley and Hanging Houghton, six Redpolls in a Grange Park, Northampton garden, another Redpoll on feeders in a Duston garden and two Siskins on a garden feeder in Moulton village.

Two Ravens were at Hanging Houghton first thing, another was in Cottesbrooke village and two Short-eared Owls showed briefly at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell where there was also a calling Grey Partridge.

A Green Sandpiper and a pair of Stonechats were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton.

Regards

Neil M

Dunnock courtesy
of John Tilly.

Robin courtesy of
John Tilly.

Drake Wigeon courtesy
of Dave Jackson.

Canada Goose courtesy
of Dave Jackson.