Winter's coming!

Hello

Definitely a wintery feel to the weather today with rain, sleet and snow first thing.

The drake Green-winged Teal was again at Stanwick Pits where also three Pintails, a Dunlin and a Redshank.

A single Glossy Ibis was at Summer Leys LNR and apparently the Dark-bellied Goose was seen grazing at the recreation ground at Great Doddington before flying towards Earls Barton Pits.

A female Merlin was in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this afternoon where also two Woodcock, a pair of Stonechats, at least eight Bramblings, a Chiffchaff and hundreds of winter thrushes, predominately Fieldfares. There was still a movement of Woodpigeons filing south. In excess of a hundred Fieldfares were between Kelmarsh and Naseby this afternoon.

A Grey Wagtail was in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth.

Regards

Neil M

Squabbling Cormorants.

Curlew courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Black-tailed Godwit courtesy
of Tony Stanford.

Muntjac.