The Waxwings
at B&Q remained faithful to this location for most of the day and were
joined briefly by a third bird, a single was also seen in a Londesborough Road
garden. On The Mere first thing there were 9 Goosanders (4♂and 5♀) but one male
departed before 09.00, the rest of the group remained all day and also seen
here were 4 Mediterranean Gulls (2 adults and 2 1st winter).
At Brompton-by-Sawdon 6/8 Hawfinches flew north over
the churchyard at 15.10, 4 Little Grebes and 6 Tufted Duck were on the pond
with 4 Mistle Thrushes nearby and further along the A170 at Thornton-le-Dale 2
of the Hawfinches there were seen on South Lane.
Seamer Tip pool had two Pink-footed Geese in with the
Greylags, at Hackness there were 12 Redpolls sp. of which 9 flew south and 50+
Siskins also flew south, 2 Pale-bellied Brent Geese flew south at Jackson’s Bay
at 13.30 and at Scalby Mills there were 2 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 120 Wigeon,
a Teal, 2 Red-throated Divers and a ♂ Common Scoter.
Finally, today at Potter Brompton Carr there were 590
Lapwings, a Shoveler, 10 Wigeon, 8 Teal and a Barn Owl.
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| Waxwing - outside B&Q - Jan and Gary Powell |
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| Waxwing - outside B&Q - Tony Clarke |
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