Tag Archives: 2021

Grasshopper Warbler – 20th May

May 20, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 20th May, cuckoo, Deep Pit, Grasshopper Warbler, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning a rufous female Cuckoo was seen over the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed and the Grasshopper Warbler was reeling below the Deep Pit north bench. IEP.

Green Hairstreak – 19th May

May 19, 2021Recent wildlife sightings19th May, 2021, Brimstone, Green Hairstreak, HobbyPete Smith

This morning at least three Green Hairstreaks were seen around the north end of the Deep Pit, laying eggs on the Bird’s-foot Trefoil. A Brimstone was also seen egg-laying on the Alder Buckthorn by the Pumphouse. Three to four Hobbies were seen hawking insects over the site. (One seen stooping briefly at the Hobbies looked suspiciously like a Merlin, but was very distant.) PS.

Hobby – 18th May

May 18, 2021Recent wildlife sightings18th May, 2021, Common Blue Damselfly, cuckoo, Hobby, Large Gravel Pit, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning the Cuckoo was calling from the Slurry Lagoon and there were two Hobbies over the Large Gravel Pit. Some teneral Common Blue Damselflies were flying. PS.

Dingy Skipper – 17th May

May 17, 2021Recent wildlife sightings17th May, 2021, Butterfly Bank, Dingy Skipper, HobbyPete Smith

This afternoon a Dingy Skipper was seen on the Butterfly Bank. Also seen was a Hobby. RW.

Dingy Skipper – 16th May

May 17, 2021Recent wildlife sightings16th May, 2021, Dingy Skipper, Small Gravel PitPete Smith

This afternoon a Dingy Skipper was seen on the bank beside the path down to the Small Gravel Pit. SJ.

Great White Egret – 13th May

May 14, 2021Recent wildlife sightings13th May, 2021, cuckoo, Ecopark, Great White Egret, green woodpecker, greenshank, Lapwing, Shoveler, turnstone, Yellow WagtailPete Smith

This evening a Great White Egret flew over the Ecopark. Also there were a Greenshank, two Shoveler, a Yellow Wagtail dropped in briefly and two Lapwings on the ploughed field past the footbridge. Also on site were a Cuckoo and a Green Woodpecker. There was a report of a Turnstone present earlier. IEP.

Hobby – 12th May

May 12, 2021Recent wildlife sightings12th May, 2021, cuckoo, Grasshopper Warbler, Hobby, Large Gravel Pit, Lesser Whitethroat, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This morning the warblers were all singing well at the lagoons – apart from the Grasshopper Warbler – . There were two Lesser Whitethroats singing and a Hobby was seen hawking St. Mark’s Flies over the Slurry Lagoon. A Cuckoo was calling from the large willow beside the Large Gravel Pit. PS.

Ruddy Shelduck – 11th May

May 11, 2021Recent wildlife sightings11th May, 2021, Common Tern, cuckoo, Garden Warbler, Lapwing, Large Gravel Pit, Lesser Whitethroat, Ruddy Shelduck, Slurry Lagoon, TreecreeperPete Smith

This morning there were three Lapwings, four Common Terns and a Ruddy Shelduck (flew over) on the Ecopark. A Treecreeper was by the bridge from the Ouse Dyke, and there were two Cuckoo’s on site, one around the Large Gravel pit, one perched in a birch in the Slurry Lagoon reeds. Also there was a Lesser Whitethroat and Garden Warbler amongst the warblers. IEP.

Patchwatch – 9th May

May 9, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 9th May, cuckoo, Patchwatch, TreecreeperPete Smith

Sixty-five species were counted this morning, including Cuckoo and Treecreeper. The number of warblers singing in the afternoon was breath-taking.

Cuckoo – 7th May

May 7, 2021Recent wildlife sightings2021, 7th May, cuckoo, Slurry LagoonPete Smith

This evening a Cuckoo was heard calling from the birches in the Slurry Lagoon reed bed. DM/PR.