Finches and Pinkfeet

Hello

A day of more passage which included a movement of finches and more Pink-footed Geese.

Stanford Reservoir hosted two Caspian Gulls in the roost this evening and during the day other birds included about twenty Lesser Redpolls, a Water Rail, three Red-crested Pochard and two Kingfishers.

The Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits proved to be a good site today with eighteen Pink-footed Geese heading east there this morning, one or two Bittern(s) with birds over the Aldwincle Lake and later one on the Heronry Lake in the afternoon, at least six Great White Egrets, a Water Rail, a Shelduck, two Kingfishers, a pair of Stonechats, three Cetti's Warblers, two Chiffchaffs and hundreds of roosting Starlings.

About fifteen Bramblings were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton first thing with a Grey Wagtail in the village, four Ravens at Harrington Airfield and one at Pitsford Reservoir.

A single Pink-footed Goose was at Deene Lake this morning before flying off, and Blatherwycke hosted the female Scaup and four Red-crested Pochards on the lake and later a Hawfinch was seen adjacent to the lake from the west side of the churchyard.

Up to two Hawfinches were seen in Cottesbrooke village this afternoon, an adult Yellow-legged Gull was at Sywell Country Park this afternoon and the Earls Barton complex included a Jack Snipe visible from the Paul Britten hide on the Summer Leys LNR. The New Workings between Earls Barton and Whiston provided a Marsh Harrier, two Shelducks and a late Common Sandpiper.

More garden ringing by Chris Payne at Greens Norton provided about thirty-five Goldfinches, a male Siskin and Starlings amongst over fifty birds processed in just a couple of hours.

Regards

Neil M

The skulking Cetti's Warbler.

Male Siskin courtesy
of Chris Payne.

Starling courtesy
of Chris Payne.