Sunday 17 February 2013

A morning at Newton Harcourt & Great Glen, Leicestershire - February 15, 2013


I went for a short walk near the church in Newton Harcourt where there were a few birds on the feeder the best being Coal Tit and Nuthatch.  I also had nice views of two Goldcrest and a Treecreeper.

A walked the footpath to the south of Great Glen that passes close to the sewage works.  There were four Goosanders, two male and two females, on the small lake and at least four Grey Heron were present.  The sewage farm was particularly quiet and I only found a single Pied Wagtail although there was a nice party of Long-tailed Tits just past it that were accompanied by a single Goldcrest and Treecreeper.  I also had a rather brief but nice view of a male Sparrowhawk as it flew parallel to the stream and a Buzzard was observed nearby.  A Grey Wagtail was also heard calling as it flew over but unfortunately I couldn’t see it and a Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard calling and observed at the top of a tree.

Another nice sight was of three Red Foxes sitting along a hedgerow sunning themselves.

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