I only had a couple of hours to play with this morning due to other commitments which meant that I stayed rather local. My destination of choice was Brookfield Plantation where I hoped the sunny conditions might bring out a few early butterflies. I did not manage to catch up with any butts and nor did I see any Crossbills either which I'd also hoped to encounter.
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| Peregrines |
It was lucky for me that my local Peregrines showed well otherwise the day would have been something of a bust. Both birds though distant showed quite well in the bins and I enjoyed decent views of both before the male bird chose to fly off. Although the plantation itself was pretty quiet I did at one point find myself surrounded by a large flock of Siskins with smaller numbers of Redpolls mixed in with them. For ten minutes I enjoyed both the sounds and the sights of the flock before a pair of Sparrowhawks arrived causing the finches to flee. Somewhat later on I encountered more Siskins near the power station where a large flock settled briefly before moving on again. My return walk through Willowbrook Industrial Estate did not add anything else to my list.
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| Siskins |
A little later on in the afternoon I was pleased to find a large flock of Pied Wagtails in Corby Town Centre. My wife and I having enjoyed a meal found the birds gathering in Corporation Street as we strolled towards the taxi rank, presumably the wagtails were gathering together prior to roosting.
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| One of many dipterid flies enjoying the sunshine. |
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