It was a grey and drizzly morning and one when I might well have stayed at home if it wasn't my only day off this weekend. Instead of a relaxing and dry day at home I opted to visit Blatherwycke Lake in the company of Alan Shorrock. Although it started off dry drizzle soon began to fall and my camera did not leave the bag.
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| Hawfinch |
The lake held a selection of the commoner wildfowl but there were very few Wigeon here, I'd hoped that the Eyebrook American might have moved on to here but that was sadly not to be. Once again there were no Mandarin ducks which is quite a surprise given that this used to be their county stronghold. A Great White Egret was fishing in the shallows but there was little else to report. We moved on to the churchyard where we held a drizzly vigil in the hope of seeing Hawfinches. After a bit Alan went for a wander and as he returned I saw a bird land in the top of one of the bare trees. A squint through the bins was promising while a look through the scope confirmed my suspicion - Hawfinch! The bird paused to wipe its bill on a twig but was gone before Shozzer got a good look. As it flew it was joined by a second bird and both flew further into the estate. Despite hanging around for a further rather damp hour the birds did not return though a future visit has been pencilled in. On the way home we stopped at Deene but there was nothing of interest to report, the lake there remains strangely bird free. Today's blog pic comes from the same location and was taken on the third of January 2022.
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