Short trip out

Went out with Jon & Kirsty Philpott for a few hours last Saturday (18/01). We didn't see anything terribly outrageous but was just good to be out and about. We started at Ditchford GP, west of Ditchford Lane. Lots of birds about, particularly large gulls. We failed to track down the drake Scaup however we did see 2 pretty active Great White Egrets, a couple of Egyptian Geese, a couple of Little Egrets and a very vocal Green Sandpiper around the waterski pit.

After quickly checking the floods by the Finedon Road Industrial Estate, Wellingborough for rare gulls (without any success), we finished up at Pitsford Res causeway.
Again nothing really of note, however Jon kindly let me rattle away with his camera which was great fun. I managed to get the following shots: