The geese are thinning out

Hello

Some garden ringing at Billing Lane, Northampton today provided thirty-four captures made up of twenty-one Goldfinches, a Siskin, a Greenfinch, five Blue Tits, two Great Tits, a Coal Tit, a Robin, a Dunnock and a Great Spotted Woodpecker that was at least six years old.

At Stanford Reservoir a remnant eight European White-fronted Geese were present plus six Goosanders, four Great White Egrets, a Golden Plover, a Kingfisher, ten Siskins and a Cetti's Warbler.

At Pitsford Reservoir a drake Tufted Duck x Pochard hybrid (Lesser Scaup look-alike) was off the Sailing Club this morning plus an adult Yellow-legged Gull, a Grey Wagtail and a Redpoll. A flotilla of fishing Cormorants was made up of one hundred and twenty-three birds. This afternoon two adult European White-fronted Geese were with Greylags in a field west of the Walgrave Bay.

At Summer Leys LNR today there were four European White-fronted Geese and an adult Caspian Gull.

At Titchmarsh reserve at Thrapston Pits a Marsh Harrier was seen and the Black-tailed Godwit was still present. A Marsh Harrier was also seen at Stanwick Pits and a pair of Stonechats were at Clifford Hill Pits.

Stuart watched three Blackcaps in his Duston, Northampton garden and between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton there were at least eight Crossbills at Gamboro' Plantation with a pair of Stonechats and two Bramblings nearby in the Brampton Valley.

Two Corn Buntings were on wires between Wicken and Deanshanger this morning.

Regards

Neil M

Grey Heron courtesy
of Jonathan Pitt.

Black-headed Gull.

Common Gull.

Pied Wagtail.