Hello
With a wet night and then a morning freeze, it wasn't the foggy morning as predicted.
The best find today was a juvenile Shag found by Tony on the Grand Union Canal at the lock close to junction 15A of the M1 motorway. The bird tried to hide from the finder using the lock as a barrier but subsequently showed nicely.
A wing-tagged Marsh Harrier was seen at Summer Leys LNR late this morning and birds in the Whiston Lock area included a pair of Stonechats and four Egyptian Geese.
Several Siskins were noted at Billing Fishponds, a Raven was eating something on a grass verge near Old village, at least four Tree Sparrows were at Rectory Farm, Old and at least one Brambling was in a bird food/nectar crop adjacent to the Walgrave Bay at Pitsford Reservoir. A Great White Egret at Pitsford Reservoir today displayed all yellow legs and feet.
Five Grey Partridges and up to two hundred Fieldfares were at Harrington Airfield before the pheasant/partridge shooting began.
This afternoon birds in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton included the 'ringtail' Hen Harrier again (towards Blueberry Farm) plus the pair of Stonechats and several Bramblings.
The single Glossy Ibis was at Stanford Reservoir this morning.
Regards
Neil M
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| Juvenile Shag today courtesy of Tony Stanford. |
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