Alan Shorrock and I headed over to Titchmarsh Nature Reserve this morning where a Ring-necked Duck was once again present. Whether this was the bird from October or perhaps last year's bird returning is open to discussion but Northants is certainly getting its share of these North American visitors. Weatherwise it was a good combination of mainly sunny conditions with a slight frost but it was still fairly mild for a late January day.
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| Ring-necked Duck |
On our way to North Hide we heard several Water Rails squealing and saw two Great White Egrets. A male Stonechat was also seen with a distant view of him perching on bullrushes the best we could manage before he disappeared. From the hide it didn't take to long to pick out the female Ring-necked and though always distant we got good views of her through the scopes. I managed a few record shots but they were definitely a bit on the dodgy side! There didn't appear to be that much else view though we did hear and see at least one Chiffchaff on the way back to the car park.
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| Green-winged Teal |
From Titchmarsh we made our way along the A14 to Grafham Water where a male Green-winged Teal has been present for some time. Once again it did not take too long to find our quarry with the bird showing in Gaynes Cove. More record shots were taken with the results slightly better than those of the Ring-necked but not by much. We enjoyed fairly prolonged views of it before setting off to look for the reported Bewick's Swans. We had no luck with these and the only back up to the teal was a trio of Ringed Plovers. With time moving on we headed back into the county and a well deserved pint in the Dukes at Woodford.
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| De Haviland Chipmunk |
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