At 1040h there were 81 Swallows sitting on the telegraph wires in the light rain, so still plenty around the village area.
I decided to visit Cossington Meadows just north of Leicester, I have never been and there has been an American Wigeon present the previous two days, so worth taking a look. Arrived in light rain and pretty low dull clouds, but still headed off along the main track to the Teal pool first. On the pool there were Teal, Gadwall, Shoveler, Mallard and about 20 Wigeon. Scanning through I was able to spot the American Wigeon preening and then feeding among the other duck and Coots.
American Wigeon (left bird) with (Eurasian) Wigeon and Coot
On the Pool a Little Egret was feeding, along with several Moorhen and A Grey heron landed in the reeds.
The weather was not very helpful to seeing other birds and animals but a nice selection were seen. Green and Great-spotted Woodpeckers, Goldfinch and Bullfinch, Blackcap and Chiffchaffs, 15 Greylag gesse flew over. Also above was a mixed flock of Swallows and House Martins, a single meadow Pipit called as it passed by. A Sparrowhawk flew low over the bushes, making the Long-tailed Tits give alarm calls from the hedgerow.
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