A rare day off from work saw myself and Alan Shorrock heading off in the direction of Stanwick Lakes in the Nene Valley. Thankfully it was sunny for most of the day with just a suggestion of a breeze and another high point was the relative lack of folk around, normally I have to endure weekend visits when the place is packed with people.
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| Juvenile Brent Goose |
We began by checking out the main lake where a juvenile Brent Goose had been reported in the morning. I hadn't seen Brent in the county before so I was happy to get a first view even though it was distant. Deciding to try and get better views we checked again from the barbeque area near the Visitor Centre where the views though an improvement were still underwhelming. From the Treehouse Hide the bird remained distant but we did get some half decent scope views even though the light conditions were challenging. Despite the rubbishy nature of my record shots I enjoyed seeing my first Northants Brent Goose. Not a great deal else on the lake to report other than a single Great White Egret.
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| Carder Bee and Common Darter |
Attempts to find the reported Bearded Tit on the causeway were unsuccessful, it was reported today, we gave it some time but couldn't find it. We moved on to the North Lake, on our way a single female Common Darter was seen basking and so too was a bumblebee. A very distant Cattle Egret was a welcome addition to our daylist but was also pretty much our last bird of note today.
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