Monday 15 May 2017

Week 3

Tuesday's best bird at MSQ was a Cuckoo, which remained on a series of fence posts long enough for even the slowest user of binoculars to get a good view It was a lifer for some. Also: Common Tern, Great Crested Grebe, Swift, Garden Warbler, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Willow Warbler, Egyptian Geese with young, Common Tern, Oystercatcher, Redshank, Kingfisher, Sand Martin, House Martin, Lapwing etc.
Cuckoo and Robin
 Cuckoo (c) 2017 Maggie Bruce
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 Egyptian Geese (c) 2017 Maggie Bruce
 Oystercatcher (c) 2017 Maggie Bruce
 Mute Swan (c) 2017 Maggie Bruce
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 Great Crested Grebe (c) 2017 Maggie Bruce
 Jay (c) 2017 Maggie Bruce
 Avocet (c) 2017 Maggie Bruce

 Redshank
Both Wednesday groups travelled the zigzag route to Wheldrake Ings.  In the morning the largest 
surprise was a Red Kite soaring over the furthest hide with a Marsh Harrier and a Buzzard.  We also saw: Lesser Whitethroat, Garden Warbler, Willow Warbler, Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Reed Bunting, Swallow, Curlew, Lapwing, Heron, Little Egret, Gadwall etc. In the afternoon a greater shock was near the bridge.  A small bird with a large bill and a strange jerky flight flew across out path and into the first Willow tree.  It was a Nuthatch collecting food!
Lesser Whitethroat [MJF]
 Reed Bunting [MJF]
 Reed Warbler [MJF]
 Heron (c) 2017 Aileen Urquhart
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 Little Egret (c) 2017 Aileen Urquhart
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Orange-Tip (c) 2017 Tony Robinson
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Rudd? [MJF]
Both Thursday group went to Skerne Wetlands.  Two morning participants saw a Cuckoo, but most of the others saw Kingfisher, Marsh Harriers, Sedge Warblers, ONE Reed Warbler, Whitethroat, Willow Warbler, Swift, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swallow, Kestrel, Buzzard.  Meanwhile a female Tawny Owl was seen in the village.
Tawny Owl (c) 2017 Dick Watson
 Sedge Warbler (c) 2017 Dick Watson
 Chiffchaff (c) 2017 Dick Watson
 Swallow (c) 2017 Dick Watson

The Friday morning group travelled to the outskirts of Goole.  After over an hour we encountered 2, possibly 3 or even 4 Turtle Doves, although only 2 of these were seen at any one time.  We also heard a distant Cuckoo.  Other birds seen included: Kingfisher, Great Crested Grebes, Whitethroat, Reed Warbler, Sedge Warbler, Blackcap, Bullfinch, Long-tailed Tits, Cormorant etc
Willow Warbler (c) 2017 Jane Robinson
 Turtle Dove (c) 2017 Jane Robinson 
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1 comment:

Norma Kerr said...

Fabulous to see the turtle doves!