Cuckoo – 13th August
A Cuckoo was seen today flying along the Ouse Dyke. It was using the trees and bushes to look for
Little Ringed Plover – 14th March
This afternoon there were two Little Egrets in the Ouse Dyke and a Little Ringed Plover on the dry end
Blackcap – 3rd March
This morning a male Blackcap was singing along the Ouse Dyke. There were also two Goldcrests and a Treecreeper was
Waxwing – 22nd January
This afternoon a small flock of about 12 Waxwings were grabbing the last of the hawthorn berries in bushes along
Chiffchaff – 13th January
The weather was cold with a dusting of snow on the ground when we met at dawn to do the
Chiffchaff – 6th January
This morning there was a flock of about 40 Redpoll on the Ouse Dyke, near the Boundary Hedge. They were
Lesser Redpoll – 21st December
A flock of 18 Lesser Redpoll were in the birch trees along the Ouse Dyke early afternoon. There was also
Waxwing – 17th December
A flock of about thirty Bohemian Waxwings flew along the Ouse Dyke this afternoon and at least three peeled off
Waxwing – 2nd December
This morning there were large flocks of thrushes and finches along the railway embankment. There were hundreds of Redwings with
Little Egret – 25th November
This morning the results of last night’s rain were obvious as you looked along the Ouse Dyke. It had obviously