Distant wildlife at Pitsford Reservoir.

Hello

A cold but sunny day and pleasant to be out and about if well-wrapped up!

A Black-necked Grebe was located off the dam at Pitsford Reservoir today and birds north of the causeway were up to three Kingfishers, two Stonechats, a Green Sandpiper, two Great White Egrets, a couple of Siskins and a Redpoll. Five Tree Sparrows were at Rectory Farm, Old village.

The three Glossy Ibis were again seen near Little Irchester in a field off the A5193 near to the A45.

A Marsh Harrier and a female Blackcap were at Summer Leys LNR, Delapre Lake hosted twelve Little Egrets, three Great White Egrets and three Goosanders and Clifford Hill Pits provided a Peregrine, two Great White Egrets, an adult Yellow-legged Gull and a first year Caspian Gull.

An estimated four thousand Starlings roosted at Stortons Pits, some Redpolls were noted at Sywell Country Park and two Siskins were at New Sandy Lane attenuation pool, Duston.

A Siberian Chiffchaff was reported at Daventry Country Park this afternoon and birds at Hollowell Reservoir today were two adult Caspian Gulls, a Common Snipe, three Stonechats, a Cetti's Warbler, a Chiffchaff, four Grey Wagtails and a Siskin.

Four Siskins flew over Harrington Airfield and plenty of birds on wild bird strips between the Brampton Valley Way and Blueberry Farm, Maidwell included a dozen Bramblings. One Woodcock flushed up and another was seen on the outskirts of Moulton. A pair of Stonechats were at 'shrike hedge' in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton.

Regards

Neil M

Two Red Foxes.

Pheasant and Green Sandpiper.

Stonechat.

Kingfisher.

Distant views of wildlife
at Pitsford Reservoir today
courtesy of Tony Stanford.