This
morning in the Wykeham South Lake area 4 Egyptian Geese, Little Ringed Plover,
4 House Martins, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, 2 Lesser Whitethroats and 6 Corn
Buntings, and at Potter Brompton Carr 6 Wigeon, 3 Snipe, singing Tree Pipit,
Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Reed Warblers.
At
Long Nab today the highlight was a Blue Fulmar which went north at 08.45 and
there were also 4 Common Scoter, 2 Red-throated Divers, 4 Sandwich Terns and a
Sand Martin flying north. Further south in Trough Gully there was a Grasshopper
Warbler singing.
In
the Seamer area today a Short-eared Owl and a Sedge Warbler were seen at Taylor
Way, 2 Lesser Whitethroats by Seamer Tip pool, Garden Warbler by the 3 ponds
and a Little Ringed Plover on the almost dry pool by the railway bridge on the
way to the recycling centre.
Finally
in Dalby Forest a singing Turtle Dove was seen at Staindale, grid reference
SE905914, the first for the year.
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| Marsh Tit - nr Wykeham South Lake - Terry Hobson |