New Waxwings and Stonechats on the move

Hello

A flock of nine Waxwings was a great find for John Hunt out at Oundle with the birds still present at lunchtime in hedging alongside the A605 Oundle bypass.

The Cattle Egret was again at Upton Country Park as were a pair of Oystercatchers and birds at Clifford Hill Pits today amounted to a Peregrine, ten Goosanders, two Oystercatchers and two Stonechats.

Stonechats seem to be today's migrants following the Siskins and the Meadow Pipits with approximately ten Stonechats at Hinton Airfield where there was also a male Brambling.

At Summer Leys LNR there were two Cattle Egrets, good numbers of Golden Plovers and two Chiffchaffs.

A male Merlin was in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton late morning and what was presumably the same bird was later seen flying from Maidwell towards Harrington Airfield.

Single male Siskins were feeding on suspended feeders at Scotland Wood, Kelmarsh Estate today plus in our garden at Hanging Houghton.

Two Short-eared Owls showed late on this evening at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell in a field near the horse paddocks. Seven Smew were at Eyebrook Reservoir this afternoon.

Regards

Neil M

Collared Dove.

Little Grebe.

Great White Egret.

Above images courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Jaeger and Rouzel
were on form over the week-end
at a local agility competition.