Wet, Wet, Wet

It has been very wet over the last 48 hours resulting in yet more flooding in the Nene Valley which hadn't really recovered from the floods last month.  Consequently access has been restricted to some parts of Summer Leys,  Stanwick GP and Titchmarsh LNR making birding a bit of a challenge.  The Green Winged Teal remains at Stanwick GP plus a Ruff, whilst at Summer Leys a Marsh Harrier,  Cattle Egret,  Great White Egrets,  Oystercatcher,  Stonechats and Chiffchaff.                                                                                           Yesterday the area below Hanging Houghton resembled a giant lake and the fields at Blueberry and Harrington Airfield resembled paddy fields and remain water logged today with very little bird life.

Very few birds reported from elsewhere.  Caspian Gull at Daventry Country Park,  Pink Footed Goose at Stanford Reservoir,  Jack Snipe and Stonechats at Hollowell Reservoir and a Red Crested Pochard at Earls Barton GP.       Probably the best birds today were a flock of 12+ Waxwings found by Stuart Mundy on his local patch, Dallington Cemetery which then flew towards Cotswold Avenue. 

My heart sank as I watched the weather forecast this evening as lots more rain predicted in the coming days. It's hard work trying to walk the dogs , slogging around the fields and footpaths and then washing them down after every outing. Plus access will be difficult to some of the bird watching sites and the birds themselves disturbed from their regular feeding areas.    Fingers crossed that the rains will not be as heavy as predicted. 

Regards Eleanor