Another cold week-end!

Hello

Another cold night followed by a frosty morning and a cool day with some sunshine and cloud. No real change in the birds locally it seems and we still retain many of the long-term winterers.

Two vocal Hawfinches remain in Cottesbrooke village just to the east of the church in Main Street, two Barn Owls were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton and two Grey Wagtails, a Raven and displaying Lapwing were in the valley below Brixworth.

The Great Northern Diver was still at Pitsford Reservoir patrolling between Pintail Bay and the causeway and a Jack Snipe was seen too.

The Slavonian Grebe was still at Eyebrook Reservoir and birds at Stanford Reservoir included two Great White Egrets, twelve Common Snipe, a Water Rail, a Goosander, two Oystercatchers, a Raven, a Cetti's Warbler and three Lesser Redpolls.

The drake Smew and the Cattle Egret were still at Clifford Hill Pits today where also three Little Ringed Plovers and Grey Partridge(s). Five White-fronted Geese were at Whiston Wetlands still where there was also a Red-crested Pochard and two Little Ringed Plovers. A Sand Martin flew west at Summer Leys LNR and the Richard's Pipit remains near Newport Pagnell.

Regards

Neil M

Adult female
Great Spotted Woodpecker
courtesy of Sean Gower.

Adult Redwing courtesy
of Sean Gower.

Goldcrest courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Coot courtesy of
Robin Gossage.