This morning there were seven Whooper Swans on the Deep Pit. They had probably spent the night there and had gone by 08.30. There was also a flock of about 20 Lesser Redpolls in a Deep Pit birch tree and a Peregrine was on the new pylon again. PS.
In the evening there were about 10,000 Starlings at the roost , eight more Whooper Swans were seen flying NW and a Tawny Owl was calling from the Deep Pit bank. PR.
This morning two Ruddy Shelduck were flying around above the Slurry Lagoon and a female Marsh Harrier was seen hunting over the reed-beds. Nine Egyptian Geese flew over the site and a Peregrine was on the new pylon. A Green Sandpiper was seen on the frozen Ecopark pool. PS.
A very cold day at the lagoons. The Teal on the Slurry Lagoon were all out, standing on the ice. They were joined briefly at midday by a pair of Shelduck. Three Cetti’s Warblers were heard as well as about seven Water Rail. PS.
This morning a large flock of finches and sparrows was in the field at the beginning of the Ouse Dyke, on Teal Close. Mostly Chaffinches with Reed Buntings and about forty Tree Sparrows, also a couple of Bramblings were seen. PS.
The Barn Owl was again hunting around the Gravel Pits late afternoon and was seen to take what looked like a Short-tailed Vole. Also this afternoon two Peregrine Falcons were hunting from their favourite pylon and a single Little Egret was in and around the Ouse Dyke. As dusk fell 37 Pink-footed Geese flew over the Site heading North West. JMD. PS. RW.
The Bittern was seen again this evening dropping into its normal reed bed to roost. PS.