Birding a little subdued

Hello

Some strong gusts and sudden squalls today associated with Storm Floris which hit the UK to the north of us. The birding was rather subdued today.

At Stanford Reservoir a Marsh Harrier paid a brief visit and other birds were a Hobby, three Ravens and a Kingfisher.

At Pitsford Reservoir there were three Yellow-legged Gulls off the dam and six Great White Egrets, two Yellow-legged Gulls, a Common Sandpiper and three Green Sandpipers to the north of the causeway.

A Greenshank and six Egyptian Geese were at Hollowell Reservoir this morning, a Common Redstart was at Blueberry Farm, Maidwell and a Common Redstart and a juvenile Marsh Harrier were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton and near to shrike hedge.

Two Common Redstarts were at Woodford Halse LNR.

Regards

Neil M

Heavily cropped images
of a flying juvenile
Cormorant at Pitsford Reservoir
hopelessly hooked and tangled in
fishing equipment - and
why course fishing should
never be permitted at a SSSI.
This bird will suffer before dying
of starvation/exhaustion.

Juvenile Stonechat
courtesy of Tony Stanford.

Goldfinch courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Carrion Crow courtesy
of Peter Walmsley.