This Saturday dawned bright and sunny though the frost spangled grass gave a hint as to how cold it was. Alan Shorrock and I decided to pop along to Hanging Houghton in search of the Snow Bunting which has been present for a few days now and has attracted more than a few admirers during its stay.
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| Snow Bunting |
We arrived to find a few birders already present and their news was positive, the bunting was still about and showing well. Wasting little time in making our way along the track we were soon rewarded with excellent views of what was a very confiding bird feeding on the track near the now famous "Shrike Hedge". Record shots were duly taken and excellent views obtained before we walked back towards a cluster of birders gathered nearby. Much waffle was exchanged as we waited in hope of seeing either the regular Merlin or the ringtail Hen Harrier which had already put in a brief appearance that morning. Sadly none showed during our stay and our only other highlight beyond the bunting was a Brambling which overflew us as we walked towards the star turn..
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| Dodgy record shot warning, Goosander and Pintails |
Next stop was at Blatherwycke where a visit to the churchyard failed to produce any sightings of Hawfinches. Best birds on the lake were a couple of brownhead Goosanders that Shozzer found at the King's Cliffe end. A female Goldeneye was still present and so too were the three Pintails that I saw on Sunday. A search through a large flock of geese failed to produce anything other than the norm and we ended our day in the Cross Keys at King's Cliffe which as usual delivered good beer and a warm atmosphere.
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| More Snow Bunting shots. |
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