A nice discovery late this morning was a 1st
winter Iceland Gull in the flooded
field to the south of the large Seamer Tip pool but unfortunately it departed
just before people arrived and was only seen by the finders. Nearby in the
field to the east of Seamer Tip pool there was a Tundra Bean Goose, presumably the one seen a few days ago on Cayton
Carr, with a Pink-footed Goose and 17 Greylag Geese, on the pool a couple of
female Shovelers were in among the resident Mallards. Nearby on Burton Riggs a
Barnacle Goose was with 165 Greylag Geese and 45 Canada Geese and at Cayton
Carr about 300 Fieldfares, 28 Golden Plovers and a Ruff.
Brompton-by-Sawdon is continuing to attract visitors
and not surprisingly because both the Ring
Ouzel and the Hawfinches are
still present and today the largest number of the latter were reported with 15
being seen.
On Johnson’s Marsh today there were 32 Teal, 20
Wigeon, a Tufted Duck and 9 Curlew and at Scalby Mills 264 Wigeon, 96
Redshanks, 7 Purple Sandpipers, 2 Dunlin, 13 Ringed Plovers and 7 Red-throated
Divers.
Other reports today included a Great Northern Diver in
Cornelian Bay, single Little Egrets were on Cayton Carr and by Folkton Bridge,
8 Goosanders on Seamer Road Mere and the overwintering Whimbrel was seen again
in Burniston Bay.
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| Tundra Bean Goose - east of Seamer Tip Pool - Steve Wignill |
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| 1st winter Iceland Gull - south of Seamer Tip Pool - Steve Wignill |
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| Peregrine with Wigeon - Cayton Carr - John Harwood |
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| Kingfisher - Peasholm Park - Stuart Baines |
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