White-fronted Geese and the rest

Hello

Clifford Hill Pits hosted the drake Smew, the drake Tufted Duck x Pochard hybrid, a pair of Pintail, eight Goosanders, a Raven and a flock of twenty-five European White-fronted Geese flew in and stayed for a time before departing.

The Glossy Ibis and the wing-tagged Marsh Harrier were at Summer Leys LNR and at Pitsford Reservoir the Black-necked Grebe had wandered to the Cliffs section between the causeway and the dam.

Up to fifteen Crossbills were still at Gamboro' Plantation between Cottesbrooke and Hanging Houghton today, perhaps showing better this afternoon.

Although sometimes difficult viewing, the wild geese flock in fields near Stanford Reservoir included four Tundra Bean Geese, three Pink-footed Geese and forty European White-fronted Geese.

A flock of twenty-six European White-fronted Geese were in a field at Warmington this afternoon.

A very productive garden ringing session at Greens Norton provided forty-eight Goldfinches, six Greenfinches, two House Sparrows, four Starlings, a Blackbird, Blue Tits and Great Tits and a Collared Dove.

A Siskin, a Grey Wagtail and a Chiffchaff were in the Brampton Valley below Brixworth and a Raven was at Hanging Houghton. Eleven Lesser Redpolls were still at Stortons Pits today.

Regards

Neil M

European White-fronted Geese
at Clifford Hill Pits today courtesy
of Tyler Atkinson.

Close-up of Starlings, male above
 and female below, courtesy of
Chris Payne.

Collared Dove courtesy of
Chris Payne.