The juvenile Mediterranean Gull was on the Slurry Lagoon again this afternoon, along with a Snipe and juvenile Wigeon. Two Hobbies and a Buzzard were also seen. JMD. PS.
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Ant Swarm – 8th August
During the Bird Count this morning there was an ant swarm that attracted a flock of over 500 Black-headed Gulls. There were also some Common Terns catching the ants and three Hobbies. Two Curlews stopped briefly on the Slurry Lagoon and a Green Sandpiper was amongst the Lapwings. A Little Egret was on the Large Gravel Pit with some Grey Herons and about twenty Cormorants, before joining the gulls on the Slurry Lagoon. Several Roesel’s Bush Crickets and Long-winged Coneheads were also found. On the Lower Path five Brimstones were found along with Commas, Red Admiral and Peacocks. PS.
- Gulls and ant swarm
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Hobby – 30th July
A Hobby was watched for ten minutes this afternoon trying to catch a Swallow by the railway bridge. In the end it gave up and flew towards Holme Pierrepont. On the Slurry Lagoon there was a Greenshank and a Redshank plus three Yellow-legged Gulls. PS.
Hobby – 24th June
A Hobby caused pandamonium among the Tern Colony this afternoon when it flew around the platforms. All the adult Terns responded by taking to the air trying to drive it away which resulted in some spectacular aerial chases by both species. JMD.
Roe Deer – 17th June
A male Roe Deer was seen on the Lower Path this afternoon, before it disappeared onto the railway land. A Hobby was seen hawking insects and persuing Hirundines and six Red-tipped Clearwings and two Belted Clearwings were attracted to pheromone lures. RW.
A Painted Lady was feeding from a thistle flower by the Slurry Lagoon, where the first summer Little Gull spent most of the afternoon and three Buzzards were sparring high overhead. PS.
Hobbies – 12th June
Two Hobbies were seen displaying over the lagoons in the early afternoon. Two tern chicks have hatched on the platforms and an Emreror Dragonfly was seen on the Small Gravel Pit. RW. JMD.
Orchid Walk – 30th May
Unfortunately most of the orchids were still not much more than buds, but there were plenty of other plants to see and some butterflies and damselflies were about. A Hobby gave spectacular views as it swooped over the Slurry Lagoon and Swifts were seen mating on the wing. A pair of Shoveler were also seen and a drake Wigeon was a surprise find. PS.
Whimbrel – 14th May
A Whimbrel flew, calling, over the site this afternoon and a distant Hobby was seen. The Common Terns were very aggressively driving the Carrion Crows away from the precincts of the Deep Pit and a Turtle Dove flew very quickly through the site. One Grasshopper was reeling on the Deep Pit bank. PS.
Hobby – 4th May
A Hobby paid the Swallows by the railway bridge a brief visit this afternoon. They saw it coming and mobbed it until it flew away, all calling noisily until it went. A nearby Buzzard was similarly mobbed by a noisy Rook. A Cuckoo called from the Deep Pit posts and all the warblers except Lesser Whitethroat could be heard singing. PS.
Osprey – 3rd May
This morning an Osprey was seen flying through the site, along the river, persued by gulls. IB. Ten Garden Warblers were heard singing. PS.
In the early afternoon the female Marsh Harrier returned to the site and dropped into a reed bed. A Hobby was seen and about 200 Swifts went through. RW.