A wet Saturday

Hello

Well that was definitely a day of rain, but the forecast suggests next week should be better weather!

A flock of White-fronted Geese, at least seven, with the Greylag flock in the Nene Valley in the Cogenhoe Lock/Whiston Wetlands was interesting. The Glossy Ibis popped up again at Summer Leys LNR and other birds noted were a first year Yellow-legged Gull, in excess of thirty Common Snipe, about eighty Golden Plovers and an Oystercatcher.

Also in the Nene Valley the drake Smew was located again at Clifford Hill Pits but despite more efforts the Ring-necked Duck wasn't located at Ringstead or Thrapston Pits, but the Marsh Harrier was still on the Titchmarsh Reserve.

Away from the Nene Valley and Stanford Reservoir attracted a Great White Egret, an Oystercatcher and two Goosanders and Pitsford Reservoir managed two Great White Egrets, about fifty Common Snipe, a Golden Plover and a couple of Tree Sparrows all north of the causeway.

Three Redpolls were at the attenuation pond at New Sandy Lane, Duston with Nigel putting some food down regularly to attract them. Steve enjoyed two Redpolls and a Blackcap in his Brixworth garden today and two Grey Wagtails and a Raven were in the Brampton Valley below the village.

Birds to the west included a drake Pintail at Lilbourne Meadows and five Stonechats at Borough Hill Country Park, Daventry. Twenty Golden Plovers and a pair of Stonechats were at Harrington Airfield this afternoon.

Regards

Neil M

Mute Swan courtesy
of Jonathan Pitt.

Cormorant.

Pied Wagtail.

Red Fox.