Fairly typical April weather this morning with sunshine, showers and a blustery wind to contend with. Not for the first time I took the now very familiar Sunday route from Barnwell along the Nene towards the floods before ending up in the town centre. While it was far from being the most productive of sorties it was still nice to get out into the countryside and blow the cobwebs away.
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| Drake Mandarin and Kestrel |
Barnwell produced the usual Mandarin ducks with a couple of drakes on view, the females could potentially be sitting on eggs. At least two singing Willow Warblers were also heard adding their voices to that of the now well established Blackcaps and Chiffchaffs. I didn't loiter for too long here before moving on towards the Nene where a singing Sedge Warbler may well have been the highlight.
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| Male and female Swallows |
The floods were very quiet with even the regular Oystercatchers appearing to have done a runner. Just nine Teal and a few Mallards made up the wildfowl while a single Lapwing represented the waders. My one success was managing to catch a glimpse of the Cetti's Warbler which has been holding court here for at least a month, another was heard near the lock. Back in the town a pair of Swallows were seen where East Road meets South Road and the pair of Peregrines were back at their favoured spot. My morning came to an end when an unusually prompt X4 arrived to take me home.
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| Peregrine pair. |
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