Scratching, taking flight and stretching!

Hello

Thankfully Storm Conall has proved to be much briefer and less-impactive locally than Storm Bert.

A Short-eared Owl was at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell this afternoon and later the same bird or another was at 'shrike hedge' in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton. Two Grey Wagtails were in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth.

A Pink-footed Goose was with a Greylag flock at Pitsford Reservoir today and visible from the causeway and a female Blackcap was again in a Mawsley garden.

A Great White Egret was on the River Ise flood plane near Wicksteed Park and a Barn Owl was noted at Newton Bromswold this evening.

Regards

Neil M

Drake Pintail enjoying a scratch.

Drake Mallard taking to the air.

...and a wing-stretching Common Snipe.

All images courtesy of
Robin Gossage.