North Duffield/Bubwith/Aughton Area:
- Barnacle Goose (3 flocks: 11, 53 and 15)
- Bewick's Swan (2)
- Whooper Swan (80+)
- Greater Scaup (1 drake) - pics below
- Egyptian Goose (2)
- Black-tailed Godwit (2)
- Great Spotted Woodpecker (3 males drumming)
- Skylark - lots singing
- Sparrowhawk (3)
- Curlew (11+)
- Dunlin (200+)
- Lapwing (c2000)
- Golden Plover (600+)
- Great Crested Grebe (1)
- Little Grebe (2)
- Marsh Tit (2)
Thorganby/Wheldrake Area:
- Glaucous Gulls (2 1st winters)
- Greater Scaup (1 drake)
- Barn Owl (2) - pics below
- Peregrine (1 adult male)
- Black-tailed Godwit (2) - same 2 as at North Duffield Ings???
- Curlew (26)
- Lawing (c1500)
Plenty of other 'nice' birds around: Bullfinch, Yellowhammer, Siskin, Lesser Redpoll, Tree Sparrow, Grey Partridge etc etc...
Barn Owl © Andy Walker 2013
Barn Owl © Andy Walker 2013
Barn Owl © Andy Walker 2013
Barnacle Goose (flock of 53)
Barnacle Goose (part of the flock)
Scaup (Phone-scoped)
Lewis enjoying the Bewick's Swan
Me at Castle Howard at dusk (photo Lewis Davies)
