November snow

Hello

A cold day with overnight rain and snow was probably a bit of a shock for people and wildlife alike!

At Stanford Reservoir there were two Red-crested Pochards and a first year Mediterranean Gull present and birds at Pitsford Reservoir amounted to a drake Red-crested Pochard between the causeway and Gorse Bushes, an adult Yellow-legged Gull, two Bramblings, about forty Goldeneye and a Grey Wagtail.

A Bittern showed from North Hide on the Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits this afternoon and at least seven Cattle Egrets were in a field just north-east of Kinewell Lake, Ringstead Pits at lunchtime. Also in the Nene Valley a female Bearded Tit showed in the reedbed behind the open-backed hide at Stanwick Pits this morning.

A Great White Egret was at Upton Country Park this afternoon and a female Blackcap was briefly on apples in a Duston garden for the second day.

Over at Boddington Reservoir the gull roost contained a Kittiwake and an adult Caspian Gull and in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton today there were two Green Sandpipers and a Barn Owl on show this afternoon.

Regards

Neil M

Great White Egret.

Kestrel.

Female Red-crested Pochard.

Above three images
courtesy of Tony Stanford.

Yellow-legged Gull.

Little Egret.