I was catching up with an old school friend yesterday so didn't manage to get out for any nature spotting. Today was a different matter however and I made the now familiar journey over to Oundle on the X4. The morning was mostly sunny though a cold wind did its best to keep temperatures down. My route was pretty much like last weekend though receding flood waters meant that I could walk along the riverbank rather than heading back into town.
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| Mandarins |
Barnwell Country Park was once again very busy and I only did a quick circuit before moving on. Highlights were three pairs of Mandarin Ducks, they looked stunning in the spring sunshine. Plenty of Chiffchaffs are now singing and I also heard a small number of Siskins before my travels took me towards the marina. A male Kingfisher was seen from the bridge close to Barnwell Mill but he was flushed by a passer by. In the flooded field at the back of Barnwell Lock a pair of Oystercatchers were feeding and I had some good views of them as I walked past.
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| Kingfisher and Oystercatcher |
At the A605 floods another Oystercatcher arrived when I was there though all of the Pintails appear to have departed. A drake Shelduck dropped in for a brief visit but the only waders that were present other than the Oyc were a couple of Lapwings. My search for Peregrines resulted in failure and I headed back to Corby in time for a Mother's Day meal.
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| Shelduck |
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