Monday a.m.

Hello


Harrington Airfield this morning was productive with a female Ring Ouzel in roadside bushes near to the concrete track entrance, 4 Bramblings on the seed just inside the entrance and at least 6 Wheatears on the second and third airstrip bunkers.


However Pitsford Res seemed relatively unproductive - the Green Sandpiper, a Grey Wagtail and 100+ Sand Martins were visible from the dam and the usual 2 Oystercatchers and passage Swallows and at least 8 displaying Common Buzzards were north of the causeway.


Regards


Eleanor and Neil

Returning migrants on a cool breeze

Hello


Limited birding opportunities today in bright warm sunshine but still with a cool breeze.  A singing Whitethroat was noted between Pitsford Res and the village of Old and a singing Lesser Whitethroat was in roadside hedging between the villages of Old and Scaldwell.


A brief visit to Pitsford Res this evening confirmed the continuing presence of the Green Sandpiper below the dam on floodwater, and a Raven was in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton.


A few Swallows and House Martins were noted visiting old nest sites in local villages today, the fore-runners no doubt of many more to come.


Regards


Neil M

Saturday morning ringing

Hello


In pretty overcast and cool conditions a bird ringing session at Pitsford Res this morning provided 46 captures including many Yellowhammers, eight of which were new birds.  Other new birds included ten Tree Sparrows and a Coot. 


Some exploratory ringing at Harrington Airfield also this morning provided a modest catch of 12 birds which included an early Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers and a Chiffchaff.  Other migrants noted at Harrington Airfield included Swallow, redpoll sp, Siskin and Meadow Pipit, but for the second day in a row no Bramblings were seen.


Regards


Neil M

Cowslips on parade

Hello

No birds of particular note today although there was a solitary Wheatear and a pair of Grey Partridge at Harrington Airfield.

I spent some time at Pitsford Res watching a particularly small Herring Gull associating with Common Gulls. In addition to the small size, the gull's bill was curiously-shaped and the markings were not typical of an adult or near-adult bird (please see below).

Sadly I recovered a dead Tawny Owl today - another wildlife casualty of the A508 Brixworth by-pass.

Cowslips are now well in flower, with many colonies obvious on the verges of our county 'A' roads, the A45 and the A14 perhaps being the best examples.

Regards

Neil M

Herring Gull

Cowslips

Birds of Hanging Houghton

Hello

Fleeting birding opportunities today but Eleanor located two Wheatears and c50 Golden Plovers on fields in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this afternoon and a couple of Common Buzzards were hassling a Raven over Clint Hill which is near to the village.

Regards

Neil M

Snake's Head Fritillaries

Hello

Birding highlights yesterday (Wednesday) were minimal in the cool breeze but warm sunshine.  The Green Sandpiper remained below the dam at Pitsford Res in the morning and a Little Ringed Plover was heard overhead.  Small numbers of Sand Martins and a couple of Swallows were also present as was a singing Grey Wagtail and on-territory Meadow Pipits

The daily visit to Harrington Airfield yielded 6 Bramblings, 2 Wheatears and a pair of Grey Partridge and a couple of Ravens were present at Kelmarsh village.

The Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton produced c100 Golden Plovers and 2 Wheatears on the fields.

The wild flowers looked splendid at Kelmarsh Hall and included Wood Anemones, Primroses and Snake's Head Fritillaries.

Regards

Eleanor and Neil

Snake's Head Fritillaries

The migrants are arriving...

Hello

Two Bramblings were present at Harrington Airfield this morning and the white wing-tagged Common Buzzard made an appearance near to Hanging Houghton.

This evening two Curlew flew east over the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton, a flock of c500 Golden Plovers were in the fields there which is presumably why the adult female Peregrine was there too!

At Pitsford Res, birds visible from the dam this evening included the Red-necked Grebe, a Green Sandpiper, a Common Sandpiper, two male Grey Wagtails and plenty of hirundines made up of c50 Sand Martins, 2 House Martins and at least 6 Swallows.

Regards

Eleanor and Neil

Close-up image of a Coal Tit
courtesy of Jacob Spinks

Cormorant
Pitsford Res

Red is the colour of summer!

Hello

Still plenty of small birds coming down to the seed at Harrington Airfield today, but only one Brambling was noted.

The Red-necked Grebe was again present off the valve tower at the dam of Pitsford Reservoir at lunch-time today.  The bird is now progressing well in to summer plumage.  The Green Sandpiper was on floodwater still below the dam and three Swallows and seven Sand Martins were spiraling around in the strong breeze.

Ravens were noted at Lamport, Maidwell and Kelmarsh today, probably amounting to four birds in total.

Regards

Neil M

A quiet Sunday

Hello

Quite a bit of time out today but very little of note located.

The two Oystercatchers remain at Pitsford Res and the Harrington Airfield feeding flock contained six Bramblings.  Migrants on the old airstrip included an early Cuckoo and two Wheatears.

Regards

Eleanor & Neil

East to West

Hello

A excursion to a restricted area to the east of the county this morning was interesting and provided views of a pair of Little Ringed Plover, three pairs of nesting Lapwing, two Snipe, a pair of Shelduck, three Wheatears and a couple of singing Willow Warblers.

An afternoon wander around the Titchmarsh Reserve at Thrapston GP yielded a pair of Shelduck, a 'redhead' Goosander, up to five Little Egrets, a pair of Oystercatcher, three Common Terns, four Swallows, five Cetti's Warbler territories, a couple of Willow Warblers, and a singing Sedge Warbler was reported.

Birds seen from the dam at Pitsford Res this morning included the Great Northern Diver, the Red-necked Grebe, a Green Sandpiper and a Yellow Wagtail.  About half a dozen Sand Martins were visible from the causeway.

At Harrington Airfield this afternoon, two Lesser Redpolls came down on the track to feed alongside four Bramblings, and a Raven and two Wheatears were also present.

Andrew and Karen Moss and Helen Franklin committed to some ringing this morning in the very west of the county at Glyn Davies Wood.  Good numbers of woodland birds were processed and assessed and included a couple of Blackcaps, two Chiffchaffs, two Nuthatch and a Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Regards

Neil M

The full famous weed dance ceremony of
Great Crested Grebe is not often witnessed
and it is even more difficult to capture with
still photography.  These images by Robin
Gossage provide an insight in to this spectacular
if sometimes rather rapid and ornate ceremony.

Kelmarsh Hall ringing

Hello

A ringing session at Kelmarsh Hall this morning provided an opportunity of processing 73 birds which in the main were common finches and tits plus a Nuthatch, four different Great Spotted Woodpeckers and a Chiffchaff.  Two Ravens were also present.

An Osprey was in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton at 5.20pm, the bird flying up towards the village and presumably onward to Pitsford Res.

Regards

Eleanor and Neil

Snow Bunting

Hello

Gary Pullan located a confiding Snow Bunting at Daventry Country Park today, and the bird continued to show well in to the late afternoon.  Please see some images below kindly provided by Andrew Tyrrell and Dave Jackson.

At Hanging Houghton, a dead lamb in one of the grass fields adjacent to the village attracted a couple of Ravens and a Red Kite.

I noticed a north-bound Swallow over Brackmills, N'pton this afternoon and a singing Willow Warbler was present at Kelmarsh Hall this evening.

Regards

Neil M

Snow Bunting
Andrew Tyrrell

Close-up shot of Snow Bunting
by Dave Jackson, depicting the classic
bunting anvil-shaped lower mandible.

Early breeders

Hello

Yesterday Dave Francis spent some time on a boat at Pitsford Reservoir for tern raft maintenance and made a point of counting the nests in the Cormorant colony.  Thirty-six nests are in use and many of them have young visible, including one brood that were almost adult-sized!  It is possible to hear the young calling from as far away as the Old Scaldwell Road.

An occupied Raven nest was located in the NN6 area today and there were four Bramblings on the seed at Harrington Airfield at about 12.15pm.

Despite spending some time at Pitsford Res this morning, the only birds of note included the Red-necked Grebe off the dam and the pair of Oystercatcher still mostly on the reserve section of the reservoir.

Regards

Neil M

Blue-winged Teal

Hello

Yesterday (31st March), and it seemed that singing Blackcaps were just about everywhere I was - they are obviously hot on the heels of the now widespread singing Chiffchaffs!

Also late yesterday morning, Eleanor witnessed an impressive 'kettle' of 18 Common Buzzards circling over the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton.  It wasn't clear if this was an indication of migration or whether it was simply local birds gathered together enjoying the warm air and light breeze.

This morning Stanwick Gravel Pits stalwart Steve Fisher found yet another rare bird on his local patch, this time a very smart drake Blue-winged Teal.  The bird was associating with a pair of Shoveler on the A45 layby pit but reportedly flew off some time after 10.30am.

A pair of Shelduck were noted at Pineham today in the Nene Valley and Pitsford Res continued to host the Great Northern Diver and Red-necked Grebe north of the dam this evening.  Andrew Tyrrell saw and heard the female Wood Duck on the River Nene at Carlsberg today.

Regards

Neil M

Pitsford am

Hello

A number of gulls in the Pintail Bay at Pitsford Res this morning included a smart summer plumage Mediterranean Gull and six Little Gulls (all still present at 10.30am).  The Great Northern Diver was also in the same bay and the Red-necked Grebe was by the valve tower off the dam...

Regards

Neil M

Spring migration

Hello

Warm and almost sultry conditions today were perfect for bird ringing, but nobody told the birds!  Sessions at two sites at Pitsford Res only caught relatively small numbers of birds, the highlights perhaps being a Chiffchaff, 10 Tree Sparrows, 4 Goldfinches, 4 Yellowhammers, a Marsh Tit, a Willow Tit and a couple of Great Spotted Woodpeckers.

Chris Payne in the meantime was ringing down at Greens Norton, his garden being particularly good for finches and Reed Buntings. Amongst his usual fare was a splendid male Lesser Redpoll (please see the images below).

The first couple of hours of daylight this morning saw a heavy diurnal passage of birds at Pitsford Res, gulls and finches being the most obvious.  Meadow Pipits and Pied Wagtails joined Siskins, Linnets, Goldfinches redpoll sp and Brambling all moving north over the reservoir, some very high up (and mostly unidentifiable). Crossbills were on the move with two over south west at 7.15am, a flock of eight arrived at Christies Copse and fed in a Scot's Pine before moving south-west at 7.45am, and at 10am a flock of seven did much the same thing.

This evening the Red-necked Grebe and Great Northern Diver were in the Pintail Bay and a fine adult Mediterranean Gull was in the now small gull roost.

Brixworth Sewer Works attracted a Grey Wagtail and a Snipe and Harrington Airfield hosted 8-10 Bramblings, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Wheatears and 3 Sand Martins over.

Regards

Eleanor and Neil

Birds of a warm south-easterly

Hello

A ringing session at Sunderland Wood on the Kelmarsh Estate today was useful in capturing 75 birds.  Most of them were new birds and included new immigrants in the shape of 11 Chaffinches and 3 Chiffchaffs. Resident birds included 7 Coal Tits, 3 Treecreepers and a couple of Great Spotted Woodpeckers.

At Harrington Airfield today, birds seen included 6 Bramblings, 58 Golden Plovers and c70 Fieldfares.  The Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton this afternoon yielded 2 Wheatears, 20 Golden Plovers and a hunting Barn Owl.

Regards

Eleanor and Neil

Northants Bird Club meeting - 2nd April

Hello

This is a reminder to Northants Bird Club members and an invitation to non-members to attend the next NBC indoor presentation on Wednesday 2nd April at our usual venue of Moulton Village Hall.  We aim to start at 7.45pm and our experienced presenter is our very own Paul Fuller, no doubt assisted by John Fuller his son, and the subject will be 'Trinidad and Tobago'.  This is a popular venue for British birders and naturalists and the presentation seeks to introduce us to the bird and wildlife highlights of these islands.

We look forward to seeing you there (that's Moulton of course - not Trinidad and Tobago)!

Eleanor and Neil

Summer Leys taking shape

Hello

Yesterday (27th), four Bramblings were noted on the food-stuff at Harrington Airfield.

This morning (28th), and there were two males feeding at the same spot.

Further waves of newly-arriving Chiffchaffs were evident today - two were even in our garden this morning. However despite spending some time in and around Hanging Houghton and the Brampton Valley and the Kelmarsh Estate today, little else of note was located.

We popped in to the Summer Leys reserve at Earls Barton this afternoon.  Again nothing particularly noteworthy but the managed conditions look very good and I'm sure that the work on the islands and around the scrape etc will pay dividends during spring passage over the next couple of months.  Pretty much standard birds included a drake Shelduck, small numbers of Teal, Shoveler, Wigeon, Gadwall and Goldeneye, three Little Egrets, three Redshank, on-territory Lapwings, a pair of Oystercatcher and a Kingfisher.  It was good to see and hear the beginnings of the Black-headed Gull colony taking shape for the breeding season! 

The long-staying Long-tailed Duck was still present on Mary's Lake.

Regards

Neil M

March status quo

Hello

Not much located today, but both the Great Northern Diver and Red-necked Grebe were at Pitsford Res just north of the dam.  In addition at least two Bramblings were on the seed at Harrington Airfield.

Regards

Neil M

The Oystercatchers at
Pitsford Res - acting as if
they own the place!
Courtesy of Neil Hasdell

Fly-by image of a Symonds
Yat Peregrine, again courtesy
of Neil Hasdell

First year Common Gull
Courtesy of Jacob Spinks

Busy, busy day !!

Busy, busy, busy day . Sadly not much time for birding, however I did manage a run at Pitsford Reservoir early this morning. The Great Northern Diver was very close to the bank in the Pintail Bay and the Red-necked Grebe close into the dam.  I am not one of those folk who keep various "bird lists", but I may start one for " birds seen whilst running" as this could be quite an interesting one.
I fed the birds at Harrington Airfield and waited in the car for a few minutes and easily saw 8+ Bramblings, again some stunning males.
I was expecting great things this afternoon as I went walking the dogs in the valley below us just after the rain stopped, but it was quiet, with only 10+ Golden Plover seen.

Regards Eleanor

Pitsford WeBs count

Hello

Although there were not many birds present, today was the last 'winter' WeBs count of water-birds at Pitsford Res.  Nothing new was discovered but both the Great Northern Diver and Red-necked Grebe were off the dam this morning.  The Green Sandpiper remained on the floodwater below the dam and a singing Grey Wagtail remains in residence on the dam.

Reasonable numbers of singing Chiffchaffs were present and single pairs of both Marsh Tit and Willow Tit were noted on the reserve section north of the causeway.  The Cormorant colony now boasts 34 occupied nests.  Between 30-40 Snipe remained in the margins north of the causeway and the pair of Oystercatchers continue to proclaim their territory in a predictably noisy manner.

Dave Francis managed a short ringing session by the Maytrees Hide, catching about thirty birds which included new Yellowhammers, Tree Sparrows and a couple of Mallard.

First thing this morning there were about a dozen Bramblings on the seed at Harrington Airfield.  The males were singing and calling loudly from the flowering willow bushes at the track entrance, the cold early morning helping to enhance the wheezes and hard staccato gratings of these stunning northern finches.

In the Brampton Valley between Hanging Houghton and Cottesbrooke, a hike around the fields in the cold but clear conditions succeeded in locating two Wheatears and a fine male Ring Ouzel.

Andrew Tyrrell kindly reported the Wood Duck still on the River Nene near Carlsberg (Northampton) this morning and Clive Bowley advised me that there were a pair of Yellow Wagtails on the Summer Leys NR this morning.

Regards

Neil M

Forest of Dean

Hello

Today was a Northants Bird Club car trip to the Forest of Dean.  In a cool wind and some wintry showers but also periods of strong sunshine, we enjoyed an excellent day of wildlife watching.

For my crew, we started with a three hour dawdle in the open forest near to Crabtree Hill.  Lots of Lesser Redpolls and Siskins greeted us, and the Ravens were very busy chasing each other around.  A Wild Boar trundled in to view but wouldn't allow a close approach and I think our best views were of it's hind-quarters!

Crossbills were audible straight-away and varying numbers flew over us as we walked across some clear-fell to approach the Crabtree ridge.  The Crossbill sounds became noisier and we then found a monster flock of at least sixty birds which also attracted other finches including a couple each of Hawfinch and Brambling. The unmistakable sound of a singing Woodlark could be heard in the same area, and he eventually came in to view and fluttered above us in a typical song-flight.  A Goshawk called from the depths of the forest and Mandarin Ducks were also audible but went unseen.

We began checking the Crossbill flock and it wasn't long before we located a resplendent male Two-barred Crossbill.  This bird hung upside down in an effort to tackle some of the cones, and was regularly displaced by the Common Crossbills.

We eventually tore ourselves away from this avian bounty and checked the clear-fell again.  Andrew Tyrrell located the sought-after Great Grey Shrike this time and we manoeuvred to obtain closer views.  As we watched the shrike caught a Bumblebee attracted to a flowering willow, and it was consumed whole. Walking back to the car and an adult Peregrine appeared overhead, toying with the local Common Buzzards.  And a couple of mature yew trees attracted five Hawfinches, the males in particular looking stunning in the spring sunshine.

In the meantime Bob Gill and his crew had started at New Fancy View with the main objective of seeing Goshawk.  This spot is surely the most assured place in England to see this scarce and mysterious raptor, and they were well-rewarded with seven individuals on view!  Plenty of Common Crossbills, Siskins etc were on show here too and they also found a basking Adder which showed well.

Our next venue was the New Fancy View site, but the wind had picked up and the sun was initially lost to view.  However, patience paid off with an immature Goshawk displaying over a mature plantation opposite the viewpoint and several views of Sparrowhawk.  The sun came out and we re-located the Adder and a Common Lizard.  We left the car park here and were lucky to locate a singing Firecrest at the roadside. This bird kept to the holly but showed well as it fed on the woodland outskirts.

A brief stop at Cannop Ponds provided views of a female Goshawk directly over the road and a gaggle of Mandarin Ducks and a singing Marsh Tit.

Bob and crew decided to try the Crabtree Hill area and were rewarded with the shrike and Woodlark.  We decided to drive to the edge of the forest to try some scanning from the popular Symonds Yat viewpoint with its stunning views over the River Wye.  Up to three Peregrines kept us entertained and ridiculous numbers of Common Buzzards were harried by the local Ravens. Neil Hasdell pulled a surprise bird out of the bag (not literally) when he spotted a first year Little Gull flying strongly past the hillside wood opposite!  

The river below attracted more Mandarin Ducks and a nearby nest-box housed a pair of industrious Nuthatch.  A couple of Sparrowhawks enjoyed the strong blustery breeze and intermittent sunshine but the star was an awesome adult female Goshawk which was initially seen hunting and then later displaying in the afternoon sunshine.  As she 'rowed' across the valley it was a display of pure power and confident beauty and it felt as if all wildlife simply stopped in their tracks and watched!  Certainly we all did!  This was a fitting finale to yet another fabulous day in this stunning Gloucestershire forest.

Eleanor in the meantime had to stay local and notched up two Ravens at Harrington Airfield plus a Wheatear and about eight Bramblings.  A Barn Owl was hunting the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton first thing and a Wheatear was on the fields too.

Regards

Neil M

Adder

Common Lizard

Goshawk

Saturday afternoon notes...

Hello

Neil Hasdell picked up a dead Common Buzzard from the edge of the Brixworth by-pass yesterday, the bird presumably having collided with a vehicle.  The bird was bearing a ring and it turned out to be the individual found in a bewildered state in the same location back in July 2013.  On that occasion the bird was in the centre of the carriageway after presumably being clipped by a vehicle.  It was taken in to care for several hours and released once it had composed itself and showed no obvious injuries.  Clearly the A508 was part of it's territory and like many Common Buzzards and an awful amount of wild-life out there our roads prove fatal.

This afternoon a Raven was over Clint Hill, Hanging Houghton and drifted towards Lamport.

At Pitsford Res this afternoon the Green Sandpiper was below the dam on floodwater, the Great Northern Diver was in the mouth of the Pintail Bay and the Red-necked Grebe was in open water between the yacht club and The Pines.

Regards

Neil M

Saturday morning notes...

Hello

A wander around the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton early this morning located several small flocks of Golden Plover, totalling about sixty birds in total.  Three Wheatears were in the fields adjacent to the track.  The usual pair of Oystercatcher were present at Pitsford Res this morning and Harrington Airfield hosted at least six Bramblings still...

Neil M

Common Buzzard

Oystercatchers

Ringing at Scotland Wood

Hello

An unexpectedly productive ringing session was held at Scotland Wood on the Kelmarsh Estate today.  The woodland block shielded us and the two nets from the strong breeze and occasional gusts, and the strong spring sunshine was very enjoyable!  Four of us processed 105 birds which included two Chiffchaffs, a Nuthatch, a Treecreeper, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Marsh Tits and 36 Chaffinches, the majority of them being new birds.  Other birds of note seen in this private woodland included a Lesser Redpoll, several Siskins and at least 8 Crossbills. 

At Pitsford Res the Red-necked Grebe was again off the dam showing well near the valve tower.  A pair of Smew were in the Holcot Bay still and two Sand Martins were north of the causeway.

There were still eight Bramblings at Harrington Airfield and two Wheatears were sheltering from the strong breeze.  A flock of about 150 Golden Plovers were also present.

This evening Eleanor counted about 300 Golden Plovers and the female Peregrine in the Brampton Valley below Hanging Houghton.

Some more images of the Red-necked Grebe are below...

Regards

Eleanor and Neil

Drake Goldeneye

Three G's

Hello

Eleanor was out and about today in very blustery conditions.  Not surprisingly, Eleanor's first venue was the dam at Pitsford where yesterday's Red-necked Grebe showed itself.  In addition a drake Goldeneye came quite close and the Great Northern Diver also put in an appearance.  The grebe is clearly in transitional plumage and the diver sported some adult-type black feathers.  The Green Sandpiper remains on the flood water below the dam.

Harrington Airfield was very windy and at least four Bramblings were present on the seed off the Draughton Road, with a Wheatear in the Brampton Valley between Hanging Houghton and Cottesbrooke, a regular site for migrating chats.

Neil M

The Three G's -
Goldeneye,
Red-necked Grebe &
Great Northern Diver

Wednesday writings

Hello

A pleasant walk around the woods on the Kelmarsh Estate this morning failed to locate any birds of note but did include Chiffchaff, Siskin and resident Marsh Tit and Nuthatch.

Harrington Airfield attracted at least 8 Bramblings today and 2 Wheatears and a pair of Grey Partridge.

A Red-necked Grebe was found off the dam at Pitsford Res by David Arden this afternoon, but couldn't be found later.  The bird is presumed to have moved further north down the reservoir and hopefully will be re-located tomorrow.  Two Grey Wagtails were on the dam this afternoon and the Great Northern Diver was again in the mouth of the Pintail Bay.

Regards

Eleanor and Neil M

Winter meets Summer !!!!

This morning it felt like a summer's day with blue skies and sunshine, rather than winter.  A bird called which I haven't heard for a while, which heralded welcome return of one of our lovely summer migrants, a Yellow Wagtail, which was feeding around a manure heap. The fields below Hanging Houghton are quite bare and dry at the moment but have been attractive to Golden Plovers, and this morning there were at least 200 birds, in a variety of plumage.  Also on these fields this morning were 2 Wheatear, the first ones I have seen this year. 
The rather attractive and distinctive "white Common Buzzard" was also in the general area.
Late afternoon found me at Harrington Airfield feeding the birds. We are feeding the birds every day as so many are enjoying a free feast !!!  The numbers of Brambling vary day by day and even hour by hour. At one point there were 10 stunning males feeding together, with at least another 6 dull and female birds. A single Tree Sparrow was also present, along with numerous Reed Buntings, Yellowhammer and Chaffinch.
A wander along the concrete track produced a single Wheatear, Raven, female Peregrine and 2 Grey Partridge.
It was noticeable today that the winter thrushes are on the move as small parties of Redwing and Fieldfare were heading northwards.
I popped over to Market Harborough but failed to spot any Otters, the water level in the River Welland is quite low , so I presume that they may have moved into deeper water somewhere. Folk I spoke to hadn't seen them for a few weeks.


Regards  Eleanor

Ring Ouzel

Hello

A modest ringing session at Kelmarsh Hall this morning provided 37 captures which included 15 new birds. Interesting re-traps included Marsh Tit, Nuthatch and Great Spotted Woodpecker.  Other birds noted on-site included the regular Raven(s) and singing singles of Brambling, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll and Chiffchaff.

In the meantime Eleanor took a short walk at Harrington Airfield and saw a male Ring Ouzel by the first bunker along the airstrip from the chippings compound.

Regards

Neil M