A wet couple of days (again)!

Hello

Rain for much of the day and potentially even more tomorrow!

At least one Cattle Egret was at Summer Leys LNR today and there was a repeat of the Starling murmuration over adjacent Mary's Lake.

At Clifford Hill Pits today a 'redhead' Smew was present as were two Oystercatchers.

A male Brambling and a singing Siskin were at Scotland Wood on the Kelmatsh Estate this morning and at least three Siskins were at Kelmarsh Hall.

A male Merlin was again in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this afternoon as were two Stonechats. The male Merlin was subsequently seen at nearby Blueberry Farm, Maidwell where it decided to have a half-hearted go at some gathering Starlings which have been feeding on the saturated fields there. Two Short-eared Owls came out hunting there this afternoon in-between the rain showers.

A subtle shift in the garden birds here at Hanging Houghton during the last few days with the arrival of a few Reed Buntings and a Yellowhammer as well as the passage Siskins.

Regards

Neil M

Long-tailed Tit courtesy
of Bethan Clyne.

Lapwing courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Reed Bunting.