This morning a Knot flew in to the Slurry Lagoon. It alighted briefly on the water surface and swam about before moving to the muddy margin in the back right-hand corner by the reed bed. Later in the day the Knot was gone but a Green Sandpiper and a Common Snipe were seen along the muddy margin in front of the reeds. PS.
Tag Archives: Common Snipe
Ruddy Shelduck – 1st December
This morning two Ruddy Shelduck and twenty Common Snipe were seen on the Ecopark pool. Two female Goosanders flew over and a skein of 120 Pink-footed Geese went to the west. Two Peregrines were seen hunting from the pylons and four Water Rail were heard calling from the reed-beds. PS.
Also two Green Sandpipers on the Ecopark and two Bearded Tits in the Slurry Lagoon reed-bed. RW.
Great White Egret – 7th September
A Great White Egret was on the Slurry Lagoon this afternoon, plus four Common Snipe and a Green Sandpiper. A Dunlin and a Greenshank were on the riverside flash. RW.
Green Sandpiper – 27th February
This afternoon a Jack Snipe and 15 Common Snipe were on the Slurry Lagoon and a Green Sandpiper was on the flooded field across the river. RW.
Bearded Tit – 6th February
About forty Lesser Redpolls were seen in the late morning. There were also nine Common Snipe on the Slurry Lagoon. In the late afternoon a Bearded Tit was heard at the dry end of the Slurry Lagoon. RW.
Bearded Tit – 20th December
The male Bearded Tit was showing again in the Slurry Lagoon reed bed. Also recorded were five Common Snipe, six Water Rail and sixteen Goldeneye. A Peregrine was on one of the pylons. RW.
Jack Snipe – 2nd January
This morning, on the Wader Scrape, there was a Jack Snipe near the water’s edge and four Common Snipe in the taller vegetation. A male and a female Stonechat were also present. PS.
Waxwing – 22nd January
This afternoon a small flock of about 12 Waxwings were grabbing the last of the hawthorn berries in bushes along the Ouse Dyke. A Common Snipe flew out of the Dyke and one of the Chiffchaffs was feeding close to the water near Teal Close. JMD.
Dunlin – 25th August
This afternoon two Dunlin, two Little Ringed Plover, one Ringed Plover and a Common Snipe were all feeding along the Slurry Lagoon waterline while a Common Buzzard circled lazily on the thermals. JMD.
Later they were joined by a Little Egret and two more Dunlin. PS.
Little Egrets – 30th November
Four Little Egrets were in and out of the Ouse Dyke early afternoon and at least four Common Snipe also flew out of the Dyke. JMD.