Birds of the low cloud and drizzle

Hello

Still birds on the move today in grey, drizzly conditions but less in the way of scarce birds.

The Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton provided a hunting Marsh Harrier, up to five Stonechats, two Grey Wagtails and six Bramblings and plenty of thrushes. At Blueberry Farm, Maidwell there were another pair of Stonechats and a Brambling.

Birds at Stanford Reservoir today were two Glossy Ibis, a Bittern, two Great White Egrets, sixteen Little Egrets, a late Sand Martin, a Swallow, a Reed Warbler ringed, at least five hundred Lesser Black-backed Gulls in the roost, two Kingfishers, two Water Rails and about thirty Fieldfares.

Three Glossy Ibis were again at Summer Leys LNR today and Hollowell Reservoir hung on to the Pectoral Sandpiper plus also a female-type Common Scoter, a first year Mediterranean Gull, three Common Snipe and four Stonechats.  A female Scaup was at Eyebrook Reservoir.

At Pitsford Reservoir birds between the dam and causeway were three Great White Egrets, two Yellow-legged Gulls, a Greenshank, a Kingfisher, three Stonechats and a Swallow.

A female Red-crested Pochard was at Ravensthorpe Reservoir plus a hybrid Red-crested Pochard x Mallard.

Regards

Neil M

Mute Swan.

Robin.

Cormorant.

Grey Heron.