I am still plugging away at the Oundle area on Sundays although at the moment it's a bit of a slog, I'm still hoping that things will pick up as spring progresses - fingers crossed!. It was certainly greyer than yesterday but mercifully the wind had eased making things a little more comfortable. While the forecast rain did eventually arrive it was long after I'd got home and caused me no trouble at all.
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| Tufted Duck and Mandarin |
On the north lake at Barnwell CP the Mandarins were for once not the centre of attention, a visit from four park scarcity Tufted Ducks stole their thunder. Also of interest was the arrival of a third Great Crested Grebe which did not go down well at all with the regular pair. I rather enjoyed the sight and the sound of them attempting to drive the interloper away. There was just the one pair of Mandarins on the lake today though I saw two singleton drakes in the area around Kingfisher Hide which could mean that the ducks might be sitting on eggs. As the park got busier I decided to cut my losses and head towards the river.
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| Chaffinch and Kingfisher |
A male Kingfisher was noted from the bridge near Oundle Mill and I got a couple of pics before he sped off down the river, I had a glimpse of it or another near the marina. There was little between the marina and the floods where numbers of wildfowl have dropped considerably since last week. Most of the Wigeon and Shovellers have gone leaving Teal as the commonest species. Waders were few and far between with just the now regular pair of Oystercatchers on view. The only newcomers were a pristine looking pair of adult Herring Gulls which dropped in for two minutes before moving on. My wildlife spotting day ended in the town where I enjoyed watching the resident Peregrines for half an hour before my bus took me back to Corby.
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| Oystercatcher and Peregrine porn! |
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