This morning the river was still very high and well beyond its banks. A flock of about fifty Pink-footed Geese were flying over when a low aircraft panicked them into flying in a tight bunch. Once the aircraft had gone they sorted themselves out into a stretched V again and departed to the north. A Raven was seen investigating a Carrion Crow nest on a lighting pylon on the railway land. Several Carrion Crows started to dive bomb it until it flew away. PS.
This morning a Marsh Harrier was seen over the Slurry Lagoon, but it was driven off by crows. Also seen was a Peregrine, on the new pylon, a Woodcock along the Riverside Path, two Egyptian Geese in the green field across the river and two Green Sandpipers on the Ecopark. PS.
This morning there were four Little Egrets, a Kingfisher, Grey Wagtail and Chiffchaff along the Ouse Dyke. The Slurry Lagoon held good numbers of Teal and some Pochard, the Deep Pit had Tufted Duck and Mallard and the Large Gravel Pit held Wigeon, Gadwall and a single male Pintail. PS