Well
the big discovery today had a distinctive taste of spring. Two drake Garganey were located on Johnson’s
Marsh just before 08.00 this morning by Micky McNaghten and despite going
missing for some time at 09.57 they came back later in the day and were still
present at 17.15.
Off
Long Nab today were a Great Northern
Diver and 15 Common Scoter, a littoralis
Rock Pipit was just south of Crook Ness, a Dunlin was on the flood just
north of Cromer Point pond and a Whooper Swan went south over Scalby Lodge
Pond.
At
Wykeham South Lake this morning the wildfowl included 4 Shoveler, 3 Goldeneye
and a Common Scoter whilst at Seamer Tip pool we had 2 Barnacle Geese, 2
Pink-footed Geese and a Little Grebe and at Burton Riggs a solitary Brent
Goose.
The
Harbour was still holding on to the Great
Northern Diver and on the Lighthouse Pier there was a littoralis Rock Pipit.
Elsewhere
we had 12 Whooper Swans over Leigh Rigg at 09.00, 3 Little Egrets at Folkton
Bridge, 70 Wigeon at Scalby Mills and on Lingholm Court estate 35 Fieldfare and
2 Redwings.
Finally,
Chiffchaffs are now widespread in our area with many singing birds already on
territories including 5 birds in Scalby Beck of which 4 were singing birds.
2 drake Garganey - Johnson's Marsh - Tony Clarke |
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Common Scoter - Wykeham South Lake - Terry Hobson |
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