Oh What a Beautiful Morning.

I was up in time to catch the sunrise around the Old Village this morning having a check around to see if any Waxwings might have found their way here. Sadly this early bird did not catch it's pointy headed worm though there are at least some berries remaining. One such crop of Rowan berries had been claimed by a Mistle Thrush which itself is a village rarity but it's unlikely to welcome any Waxwings into its tree. Quite a lot of birds around included a flock of Redwings though these looked to be more interested in looking for worms on the charter field.

Village Views

After my failed Waxwing search I boarded the bus and went over to Upper Benefield from where I walked back to Weldon. Much of the early part of the walk was somewhat lacking in birds though I did find a couple of Tree Sparrows at the barn near Burn Coppice. From here I walked along public footpaths until joining the road near Bulwick. Once again there was little to report with just the usual array of farmland birds to see.

Around Upper Benefield.

Deene Lake played host to at least nine Shelducks as well as good numbers of the regular ducks. Tufted Ducks seem to have increased since my last visit and both Wigeon and Shoveller were still present. A Snipe had flown across the road near the bridge while the inflow held a further four. Plenty of Teal were also seen here though I couldn't find any Green Sandpipers.

Deene Lake, a Coal Tit and a Snipe on the telly!

Not many birds at Deenethorpe Airfield though there was a lot of flying going on and this included some large radio controlled jets. An exotic aeroplane in the shape of a Royal Hong Kong Auxillary Air Force Bae Bulldog was far from home while there was also microlights and an autogyro flitting and buzzing about.

Deenethorpe aviation.

Another fairly fruitless walk followed until I reached the end of Bears Lane where a large number of Golden Plovers (ca 150 or so) flew up from a field on the opposite side of the road. Another lovely day to be out and about and another day when the whole was better than the sum of its parts.

Wide open skies near Bulwick.