A day of November variety

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A day of calm and cool temperatures provided some good local sightings.

At Stanford Reservoir there were two Red-crested Pochards, a Goosander, a Kingfisher and two Redpolls.

A Caspian Gull was seen at Daventry Country Park this morning and up to three Hawfinches were still in Cottesbrooke village this morning with four at Blatherwycke Lake later in the morning.

A Great Northern Diver was again at Clifford Hill Pits this morning but seemed to fly off at about 7.45am. Subsequently a Great Northern Diver was found at Pitsford Reservoir in the Pintail Bay and other birds on-site included two Goosanders, a pair of Stonechats, a Chiffchaff, two Redpolls, several Siskins and this afternoon a Barn Owl was hunting below the dam.

A Stonechat and a Kingfisher were at Upton Country Park today and three Egyptian Geese and a drake Pintail were in the Welland Valley below Cottingham. Three Pintail were noted at a flooded Titchmarsh LNR at Thrapston Pits.

Two Ravens were over Mawsley this morning and this afternoon there were two fresh-in Short-eared Owls near Blueberry Farm, Maidwell with a Barn Owl and two Green Sandpipers in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton.

An interesting Redpoll at Westhay Wood with a Lesser Redpoll appeared to be a Mealy Redpoll and a Brambling was seen there too.

Regards

Neil M

Tufted Duck.

Goosander.

Jay courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Kingfisher courtesy
of Tony Stanford.