This morning on Wykeham South
Lake 5 Oystercatchers, an Egyptian Goose, 9 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Goldeneye
and a Barn Owl and at Potter Brompton Carr 2 Tundra Bean Geese, 2 Pink-footed
Geese, 150+ Wigeon, 6 Shoveler, 2 Gadwall, a Shelduck, 120+ Lapwing, 10 Golden
Plover and a Redshank.
A pair of Gadwall were on
Seamer Tip pool, a Great Crested Grebe was on the lower end of Burton Riggs and
a pair of Grey Partridge plus a couple of Linnets were on the Seamer landfill.
10 Ringed Plovers were at
Scalby Mills. at Long Nab 6 Common Scoters and a Shelduck went past and at
Holbeck Car Park there were 8 Mediterranean Gulls (7 adults and a 1st
winter).
Up to 5 Hawfinches were in Brompton-by-Sawdon churchyard and 3 were in
Thornton-le-Dale churchyard. At Wilton Heights the mixed finch flock was about
400 strong and included at least 200 Bramblings and over Dalby Forest there
were a pair of Goshawks, a Sparrowhawk and 7 Common Buzzards.
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| male Goosander - The Mere - Mark Hepples |
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