Storm Goretti is here!

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Stanwick Pits today was again the venue for the Tundra Bean Goose and ten European White-fronted Geese, this afternoon they were again adjacent to North Lake on the complex.

The drake Ring-necked Duck was again on Town Lake, Thrapston Pits where also two Greater Scaup.

A Bittern was a good find at Ravensthorpe Reservoir, in flight by the reed bed on the east bank.

At Pitsford Reservoir at least nine European White-fronted Geese were in a field behind Catwalk Bay and both singletons of Slavonian Grebe and a Black-necked Grebe were seen in the Pintail Bay but intriguingly not at the same time! Three Great White Egrets were in the Holcot Bay and the Common Sandpiper was also in the Pintail Bay. A drake Smew was found in the Scaldwell Bay this afternoon where there were still a pair of Stonechats. Nearby there was a Peregrine and four Tree Sparrows at Rectory Farm, Old.

A Siberian Chiffchaff was at the Sandy Lane attenuation pond, Duston, Northampton where also thirty Siskins. A Barn Owl was hunting at Upton Country Park this afternoon.

This afternoon between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton birds seen included the female Merlin again - this time hunting Skylarks, a Woodcock, two Common Snipe, two Barn Owls and eight Bramblings with three Crossbills and at least ten Siskins at Gamboro' Plantation.

Regards

Neil M

Male Stonechat.

Chiffchaff.

Rook.

Images courtesy of Tony Stanford.