Last few days of the year.

Hello

A cool day and bird-wise still some lingerers from the last couple of weeks.

Two Glossy Ibis were at Stanford Reservoir and at least forty European White-fronted Geese were still present at dusk. Four Greater Scaup were still present too and other birds were fifteen Goosanders, four Water Rails, a Kingfisher and a first winter Mediterranean Gull.`     

Eight more European White-fronted Geese were still at Blatherwycke Lake, nine were at Eyebrook Reservoir (plus four Greater Scaup and eight Smew), ten were at Pitsford Reservoir around the Walgrave Bay and ten more flew from the main lake at Stanwick Pits early this morning.

Two Caspian Gulls were noted at Summer Leys LNR this morning and other birds were a Yellow-legged Gull, a Marsh Harrier, a pair of Goosanders and at least one hundred and fifty Golden Plovers. At least four Pintails were at the New Workings South section of Earls Barton Pits and other birds were two Great White Egrets, a Green Sandpiper and a few Chiffchaffs.

Thrapston Pits has been good lately and birds today were still the drake American Wigeon, a first year drake Greater Scaup and a Sanderling all on the Titchmarsh reserve from the hides.

Two or three Ravens were at Mawsley, a male Blackcap was feeding in a Wellingborough garden, a possible Siberian Chiffchaff was at Stortons Pits and the drake Smew was at Clifford Hill Pits.   

Regards

Neil M

Drake Pintail.

                    

Possible Siberian Chiffchaff
at Stortons Pits courtesy of
Tony Stanford.

Stonechat courtesy of
Jonathan Pitt