This morning a Ruddy Shelduck flew over the site towards the river from the Ecopark. Later a Great White Egret flew over the site to the south. There are still good numbers of Shoveler on the Slurry Lagoon and a small flock of Lesser Redpolls were on the Slurry Lagoon birches. PS.
Later in the afternoon a Chiffchaff was heard singing in trees along the Ouse Dyke. JDn.
This morning a Red Kite was seen flying over the Ecopark and the Stonechat was still present. RP.
There were more than 80 Shoveler on the site – mostly on the Slurry Lagoon. PS.
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.
This morning there were seven species of duck on the Slurry Lagoon, including good numbers of Wigeon, Shoveler and Gadwall. On the wheat field across the river a Great White Egret was stood amongst a flock of Black-headed Gulls. There were still plenty of winter thrushes and Lesser Redpoll about. PS.
This morning there were still plenty of warblers around the site and a Jay was seen again. Small numbers of Swallows and Siskins were flying through to the south. In the evening a Bittern flew across the Slurry Lagoon, between reed beds, and there were still nineteen Shoveler, three Wigeon and one Garganey present.
This afternoon a Bittern was seen on the Slurry Lagoon and the Garganey was still present. A Spotted Flycatcher was seen near the bird table and two Swifts and twenty-two Shoveler were also seen. RW.
This morning, on the Slurry Lagoon, there was one Green Sandpiper, one Snipe, one Pintail, two Wigeon and seven Shoveler. Some Swallows flew through to the south in a very light passage, along with one Yellow Wagtail. There were up to six Cetti’s Warblers singing. PS.
This morning two Mediterranean Gulls flew into the Deep Pit to join the Black-headed Gulls. They displayed to each other briefly before continuing their journey north. A Jack Snipe was seen on the Wader Scrape. There were forty-two Shoveler on the Slurry Lagoon. PS.
This morning a skein of about 60 Pink-footed Geese flew over the site in a single line, to the South-west. A flock of about fifty Fieldfares came in to the Boundary Hedge. There were fourteen Shoveler on the Slurry Lagoon and two Lesser Redpolls flew over. The river is over the bank on the Riverside Path and the fields opposite are flooded. PS.
This morning, during the bird walk, 22 Wigeon were on the Slurry Lagoon with 34 Shoveler and a Raven was heard calling from a pylon. PS