Now on its tenth day the Red-necked Grebe remained on Wykeham
South Lake and heralding a major arrival into our area 81 Whooper Swans were
also present along with 91 Pink-footed Geese, 5 Pochards, 5 Goldeneye and 2
Little Grebes. Later in the day 134 Whooper Swans were seen on Willerby Carr
which is a record count for this species in our area.
A Common Buzzard flew south
over Northstead; 3 possibly 4 Kingfishers were at the Open Air Theatre; Seamer
Tip Pool hosted a juvenile Whooper Swan, 11 Gadwall, 6 Wigeon, a Shoveler, a
Teal, a Little Grebe and in the field to the south 33 Redshanks and in
Cornelian Bay a Red-throated Diver, 2 Common Scoter, 2 Grey Plover, 14 Purple
Sandpipers, 2 Stonechats and a Brambling.
The highlights in the Long
Nab area today included a Great Northern
Diver (S), 2 Woodcock flushed from the cliff top north of the Obs, the
Whimbrel was still present, a total of 16 Snow
Buntings (2 flew south, 2 in Hundale fields and 12 in the Obs field but
quite mobile), 2 Lapland Buntings in
the stubble field and c70 Pink-footed Geese flew over to the south at Crook
Ness at 12.25.
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