The first news of the day came
surprisingly early when at 00.20 a Common Sandpiper was heard over Westwood
Court, also early morning there were 2 Common Sandpipers in North Bay and on
Cayton Carr 3 distant Charadrius plovers
were probably Little Ringed. At Wykeham South Lake today just a single Wheatear
and a Sedge Warbler; at Harwood Dale Lake 5 Wheatears and on Fylingdales 7
Whinchats.
There was a steady trickle of
Swallows heading north at Sycarham Wood where c20 went through in 90 minutes
and in the wood Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Whitethroat and Lesser Whitethroat were
all present.
At The Mere today we had 16
Tufted Ducks, 4 broods of Greylag Geese totalling 12 young, a brood of Mallards
with 5 young, a Common Sandpiper and a Lesser Whitethroat and on Potter
Brompton Carr/Haybridge Scrapes there was a drake Pintail, 5 Wigeon and 4
Shelducks.
Also in the area today a
single Little Ringed Plover was on the flooded field next to the Cayton Bowling
Club; a Marsh Harrier flew north at Long Nab at 17.38 and on Fylingdales Moor
this evening there were a Cuckoo, 2 Ring Ouzels, 2 Whinchats and 3 Wheatears.
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| Common Sandpiper - The Mere - Mark Hepples |
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