New Year's Day

Hello

A wet morning but hopefully something dryer over the next few days as we push further into winter.

The Glossy Ibis at Summer Leys LNR made it into the new year as did two Hawfinches at Cottesbrooke with another at Blatherwycke Churchyard. A Scaup was again at Blatherwycke Lake and there were also three Mandarin Ducks.

A Cattle Egret was again at Barnwell Country Park in a field north of north lake this afternoon and also this afternoon an adult Mediterranean Gull was with other gulls in a sheep field on the outskirts of Old village off Bridle Road.

An adult Caspian Gull was in the roost at Stanford Reservoir this afternoon and at least one White-fronted Goose was in a field south-west of the causeway at Ravensthorpe Reservoir. Three drake Smew remain at Eyebrook Reservoir.

At Pitsford Reservoir there was a Great White Egret in the Walgrave Bay and two Woodcock and a Siskin in Christies Copse. Two Grey Wagtails were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton and at least one Raven was at New Covert, Kelmarsh.

Regards

Neil M

Reed Bunting courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Glossy Ibis courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

The very successful Jackdaw
can be an issue when trying
to feed small birds in gardens
or at established wild bird
feeding stations as demonstrated
by these images from Jim Dunkley
from his garden! Working in groups
or corvid 'gangs' these clever and
resourceful birds work together to 
out-maneuver and out-compete
 larger birds.