Back to Barnwell this morning where I once again managed to avoid seeing any sign of the otters and didn't so much as hear a Kingfisher. Part of the reason for this may be that much of the pond in front of the Kingfisher Hide was frozen over and that both species were fishing in the nearby Nene.
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| Early morning around Oundle and Barnwell CP. |
Despite the lack of action it was another nice morning once the blood moon obscuring clouds had moved away. There was little new to report, a Coot on the large lake was a Barnwell scarcity and Gadwall numbers had grown while there were five Mandarins (4m) in their usual spot. It looks as if the two feeders in front of Lowlands Hide have either been removed or nicked and as a result there was nothing to see from there.
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| Siskin, Pied Wagtail and Bullfinch. |
Elsewhere in the park there were a lot of the commoner species with both Green and Great-spotted Woodpeckers being heard. Both Siskins and several Redpolls were moving between the alders and I enjoyed watching several Bullfinches stripping buds from bushes near the visitor centre. With rather a lot to do at home today I left after a couple of enjoyable though largely unproductive hours.
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| Rook and Jackdaw. |
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