Tuesday, 31 August 2021

White tailed Plover and local round up....



 A quick trip to Blacktoft Sands..

White Tailed Plover x 1 

Spotted  Redhanks x 4

Green Sandpiper x 7 

Ruff x 11 

Black tailed Godwit x 20

Greenshanks x 4

Dunlin x 20 

Bearded Tit x 3 

Sedge Warbler x 6 

Water Rail x 1

Marsh Harrier x 1 ad fem 

Little Egret x 8

Northowram 16th August 

10 x Swift 

5 x Sand Martin

Northowram 18th August

Adult Hobby chasing Swallows

Fly Flatts 26th August

A walk round the whole reservoir, wish they would take those stupid Access only signs down..

1 x Snipe 

2 x Wheatear 

4 x LBBGull

1 x Spotted Redshank flying and calling

2 x Kestrel.

Lower Gorple 28th August

Marsh Harrier juv Cream Crown a real beauty picked up by PD 

1 x Merlin 

21 x Raven

5 x Barn Owl 

1 x female Sparrowhawk a real beauty with  rustic colour to back and wings..

2 x Snipe

2 comments:

Brian Sumner . said...

The no access signs at Fly Flatts are in hope of stopping it getting a non birding area like Ogden Andy. Its quite easy to get a permit.

AndyC said...

Ah yes Bri your right didnt think of that....dohhh....I do like to walk round the whole res when I go up there 3 times a year....best not to mention it....cheers