Hello
Powerful weather affecting other parts of the country seemed to find it's way to us this afternoon with some particularly impactive gusts. A cold but clear day with intermittent showers meant you had to wrap up to be out.
A Peregrine and a Kingfisher were at Stanford Reservoir today and yesterday there were six Goosanders, a Great White Egret, a Chiffchaff and forty Golden Plovers.
Two Ravens and a Grey Wagtail were at Hanging Houghton this morning and there were two Woodcock and two Green Sandpipers in the Blueberry Farm area near Maidwell. A Short-eared Owl and a Woodcock were at Harrington Airfield this morning. Although Short-eared Owls crop up quite regularly at Harrington they rarely hunt or quarter during the day as at some sites and tend to be flushed or are fly-over birds.
The Glossy Ibis was at Summer Leys LNR this morning, back again by the feeding station. A 'ringtail' Hen Harrier, a Merlin and a flock of Golden Plovers were seen between Gayton and Tiffield this morning. An immature male Merlin flew west at Pitsford Reservoir this morning, just north of the causeway.
This afternoon there was a Redpoll in Cottesbrooke village and Ravensthorpe Reservoir was still the venue for the two White-fronted Geese in a field just to the south-west of the causeway. A Great White Egret and a Siskin were there also. Two Smew remain at Eyebrook Reservoir.
Regards
Neil M
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| Common Buzzard. |
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| Goldfinch. |
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| Redpoll. |
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| Brown Hare. |
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| Reed Bunting. Above three images courtesy of Tony Stanford. |
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