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Taken at Pitsford NR. There is not much left at Pitsford as in terms of water birds they seem to have all left but off not there were 5 pairs of GCB, around 15 mute swans, 100 odd coots, 38 pairs of cormerants, a few pairs of Grey Heron, around 50 pairds of mallard, 2 snipe, 30 odd pairs of Tufty, 1 Red Necked Grebe and 1 GND next to the Dam Still. But suprisingly no Lapwings! But in terms of Passerines, alot was there, 7 Goldfinches, 50+ Tree Sparrow, a handful of Greenfinches, 2 Goldcrest were caught displaying, a few Blackbirds, a Song Thrush was heard, 3 Yellow Hammer, Reed Bunting were found displaying in just about everywhere, Chaffinch, Blue Tit and Great Tit galore and a Wren was heard singing close to a Chiffchaff. But present yesterday at Brampton Valley Neil and Eleanor McMahon spotted a Osprey!!Heading towards the NR but want there today, :(.

Sparrow-sized but slim and with a long, deeply notched tail, the male has a black head, white collar and a drooping moustache. Females and winter males have a streaked head. In flight the tail looks black with broad, white edges.

Status: Amber

Population:

Uk Breeding: 250,000 Pairs