A very wet Saturday

Hello

A very wet day made for poor visibility and birding opportunities.

The three Glossy Ibis were still on the outskirts of Little Irchester in a flooded field opposite Milton Road this morning. A Marsh Harrier again put in a couple of appearances at nearby Summer Leys LNR.

This morning a single Pink-footed Goose was located by John in the south of the county, between Clifton and Aynho just west of the Great Western Pub.

At Pitsford Reservoir this afternoon the Black-necked Grebe was located off Moulton Grange Bay with a juvenile Whooper Swan at one end of The Pines and also a Yellow-legged Gull.

A Glossy Ibis was seen at the east end of Stanford Reservoir this afternoon and other birds there were a Jack Snipe, five Common Snipe, about ninety Pochard and three Goosanders.

A Raven was at Lamport, a pair of Stonechats were at 'shrike hedge' in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton, two or three Bramblings were on the Brampton Valley Way below Brixworth and at least two Crossbills and two Woodcock were at Gamboro' Plantation between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton.

Regards

Neil M

Redwing.

Common Gull.

Reed Bunting courtesy
of Tony Stanford