Yellow-legged Gull – 1st February
This morning the three water bodies were all mostly frozen over. There were a lot of gulls resting on the
Woodcock – 26th December
A Woodcock flew through the Deep Pit bushes, chased by two Magpies, well before dusk, and a Black Swan was
Barn Owl – 18th January
This afternoon a Barn Owl was seen hunting around the Gravel Pits and two Buzzards were perched untidily in a
Brambling – 17th January
This morning a Brambling was seen amongst a flock of about 50 Chaffinches along the Ouse Dyke. Two Shelduck were
Willow Tit – 16th January
The Black Swan was with a herd of 38 Mute Swans feeding in the field across the river and upstream
Jack Snipe – 23rd November
This morning, amongst the finches along the Slurry Lagoon north path, there were at least two Bramblings. Along the Lower
Willow Tit – 22nd November
This morning there were several hundred mainly Grey-lag Geese on the Large Gravel Pit. Amongst them was the Mandarin drake
Woodcock – 25th October
This morning the Black Swan was still on the Large Gravel Pit. A flock of about forty Lesser Redpoll were
Bittern – 20th October
The Black Swan spent the day with two Mute Swans on the Deep Pit. In the evening the Mandarin arrived
Mandarin – 19th October
This evening, whilst watching about 5,000 Starlings come in to roost, a strange looking duck came in with a squadron