Quality January birding

Hello

A very mild day in complete contrast to recent weather.

Yet another good find for Nick today with the discovery of a Firecrest at Thrapston Pits in scrub/willows at the south-west corner of the Willowbrook Fishing Lake. Two Black-tailed Godwits, two Marsh Harriers and the drake American Wigeon were all on the Titchmarsh LNR and two Greater Scaup and two Red-crested Pochard were on Town Lake. Six European White-fronted Geese were just down river in fields by Warmington Lock.

A Marsh Harrier was at Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows this morning and quality birds at Stanwick Pits were the Tundra Bean Goose and a Marsh Harrier.

A Glossy Ibis was in a wet field by the Embankment at Wellingborough this morning.

The Black-necked Grebe was reported at Pitsford Reservoir again in the Pintail Bay and north of the causeway there was a male Peregrine, a pair of Stonechats, two Common Snipe and a Great White Egret. Eight European White-fronted Geese were in fields west of the Walgrave Bay this morning and then flew to the reservoir. Six Tree Sparrows were at Rectory Farm, Old.

A single European White-fronted Goose was still at Hollowell Reservoir plus the female Ruddy Shelduck, a Jack Snipe, two Common Snipe and three Stonechats.

At least ten Crossbills were at Gamboro' Plantation this morning and two Stonechats were in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton.

Stanford Reservoir retains it's flock of sixty or so European White-fronted Geese and other birds were two hundred Lapwings, three Great White Egrets, two Water Rails and a Kingfisher.

Regards

Neil M

Black-tailed Godwit
Thrapston Pits today
courtesy of Nick Parker.

Red-crested Pochards at
Thrapston Pits today courtesy
of Nick Parker.

Mute Swans.

Firecrest, but not the one
at Thrapston Pits today!