At Wykeham South Lake the Black-throated Diver remained for
another day and also present were a Barnacle Goose, 6 Gadwall, 12 Wigeon and a
Barn Owl whilst at Long Nab a Red Kite went south at 09.30 plus 2 Egyptian
Geese (S), a cream crown Marsh Harrier (N) at 10.28, a Golden Plover (N), a
Little Ringed Plover (S), 9 Sand Martins (S), 23 Swallow (20 S, 3 N), 5 House
Martin (S), 9 Yellow Wagtail sp. (8 S, 1 N), 2 Tree Pipit (S), 481 Linnet (S)
and 241 Goldfinches (S). Also in that area a Corn Bunting was in the first
gully to the south of Crook Ness.
At 10.10 two Arctic Terns were
seen fishing just off shore in North Bay and by 11.30 that had increased to 8
individuals near the skate park but by 13.05 they were resting on rocks about
50m off shore from The Sands, the final sighting for the day was a single bird
back off the skate park at 18.00.
Other sightings today included
an Osprey flying west along Valley Road at 09.48; a female Merlin on Cayton
Carrs this afternoon; a Lesser Whitethroat in Barmoor Close; a Shelduck with
the Redshanks by Cayton Bowling Club; a Kingfisher at the Open Air Theatre and at Potter Brompton Carr 9 Shoveler, 8
Gadwall, 14 Snipe, 2 Whitethroats and a Lesser Whitethroat.
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| Arctic Terns - North Bay - Chris Bull |
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| Black-throated Diver - Wykeham South Lake - Kevin Groocock |
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