Sunday 27th May – New Life on site
It was very rewarding to see the Pen in the Haven tucking away a tiny newly hatched cygnet. On the […]
Grass Snake – 23rd May
This morning a Grass Snake was seen near the Small Gravel Pit. This is the first reptile that has been
Ringed Plover – 20th May
There has been a little wader passage this weekend, with 9 Dunlin, 5 Ringed Plover, 4 Little Ringed Plover and
Turnstone – 19th May
In the early afternoon two Ringed Plovers and a Turnstone were seen on the Wader Scrape. RW.
Hobby – 17th May
There were a large number of Swifts feeding over the site this morning, with smaller numbers of hirundines. By the
Garganey – 13th May
This morning there were eight Shelduck and a male Garganey on the Slurry Lagoon. The Wader Scrape had two Little
Marsh Harrier – 4th May
There was a good arrival of migrants over the last two days with warbler numbers shooting up. The reed beds
Garden Warbler – 2nd May
A Garden Warbler was feeding and calling in bushes close to the Ouse Dyke bridge early afternoon. JMD. A second
Cuckoo – 30th April
A Cuckoo was heard today in the area between the Large Gravel Pit and the river. DG.
Grasshopper Warbler – 30th April
At 1.30pm a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling in bushes at the railway end of the dry slurry lagoon. ML