The cold snap continues

Hello

The deep winter cold continues with more snow and four wild bird feeding stations were replenished today with more to do tomorrow.

At Pitsford Reservoir fifteen European White-fronted Geese and a single Pink-footed Goose were in fields behind Catwalk Bay and other birds south of the causeway included a 'redhead' Smew in Pintail Bay, two pairs of Stonechats, four Grey Wagtails, a Green Sandpiper, a Yellow-legged Gull, six Common Snipe, twenty-five Siskins, six to eight Redpolls and two Ravens. North of the causeway there was a Great White Egret, a pair of Stonechats, a Common Snipe and a Siskin. Four Tree Sparrows were at Rectory Farm, Old village.

Clifford Hill Pits hosted two Goosanders, thirty plus Great Black-backed Gulls, three Great White Egrets, the drake Smew again and four European White-fronted Geese.

At Thrapston Pits today there was a female Greater Scaup on Town Lake, a Jack Snipe was flushed from Harper's Brook plus three Goosanders and a Pintail.

A Crossbill was at Harlestone Heath by the main entrance, two Blackcaps were still in a garden at Woodford Halse and a Woodcock was seen in flight over the A43 at Sywell Range.

Summer Leys LNR proved attractive to a range of birds including nine Great White Egrets, a Marsh Harrier, a Cattle Egret, a Green Sandpiper, a Water Rail and a male Merlin.

At Stanford Reservoir there were a minimum of sixty European White-fronted Geese, nineteen Goosanders, a female Greater Scaup, a Peregrine and an adult Yellow-legged Gull.

Two Ring-necked Parakeets were feeding in a garden off Billing Lane, Northampton today and yesterday two Peregrines were on St Dionysius church, Market Harborough.

Regards

Neil M

Red Kite.

Grey Plover courtesy
of Robin Gossage.

Drake Eurasian Wigeon.