After the amazing warm day on Wednesday we are back to the all familiar dull grey days and rain, and for me wet muddy dogs !! Bird wise I have seen very little due to long standing commitments and unexpected events. Only one pair of Stonechats remain near shrike hedge after the big movement of a couple of days ago and the number of finches has noticeably declined.
The drake Ring-necked Duck and Red-necked Grebe remain at Kinewell Lake Ringstead, 7 White-fronted Geese at Stanwick GP, 30+ White-fronted Geese at Stanford on Avon in fields near the Percy Pilcher monument, the Lesser Scaup and Smew at Clifford Hill GP, Glossy Ibis at Summer Leys and Slavonian Grebe at Ravensthorpe Reservoir. The Red Throated Diver appears to divide its time between Ravensthorpe and nearby Hollowell Reservoir. Other birds seen in the county over the last couple of days include Siberian Chiffchaff at Daventry Reservoir, a Bittern on the MOD land at Yardley Chase, Caspian Gulls at Hollowell Reservoir and Summer Leys and Shelduck, Egyptian Geese and Oystercatchers at Earls Barton GP.
As birders we are used to looking skyward. If you are out just after sunset over the weekend and the skies are clear, fingers crossed, you are in for a treat. There will be a " Planetary Parade" when Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter align. Remember to use your ears too as you never know what might fly over.
Have a good weekend. Regards Eleanor
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| Lesser Scaup with Tufted Ducks at Clifford Hill Pits. |
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| Grey Heron with Pike prey. Images courtesy of Jim Dunkley. |
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