A day of sunny spells and squally showers which saw me heading over to Oundle before the next autumnal storm blows in. I took a stroll along the Nene before heading to Barnwell, a combination of the weather and the kids being back at school made it much less busy than last week. There was nothing to match Monday's excitements birdwise but on the plus side I spent far less time travelling.
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| Little Egret and Great Tit |
The floods near the A605 are already quite extensive and are beginning to attract birds. Dabbling ducks made up the bulk of sightings with Wigeon being commonest with lesser numbers of Teal, Shoveller and Mallard also present. A small number of Black-headed Gulls were bathing but there was no sign of any waders. Near Barnwell a brace of immature Little Egrets were my first in the area for some time, they're surprisingly scarce along this stretch of the Nene.
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| Moorhen and Gadwalls |
Barnwell was a little on the dull side, small numbers of Redpolls and Siskins were the highlights. From Lowlands Hide there was very little activity other than the family of rats and a fleeting visit from a Nuthatch. The Kingfishers did not give themselves up easily and I spent over an hour in their namesake hide hoping for a sighting. Eventually a female paid the briefest of calls before disappearing out of sight. Realising that it probably wasn't going to be my day I decided to give up and head back into town.
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