Monday 1 July 2019

Penultimate Week

The weather was pretty dreadful at North Cave Wetlands on Tuesday.  The immature Sedge Warbler was very confiding from the Turret Hide. 
Steve's Sedge Warbler
Reed Warblers
Song Thrush
Black-headed Gull
Corncockle
On Wednesday we visited the supermarket for the final time this year.  it was the worst weather - cloudy, and even drizzly in the am. Slightly brighter in the afternoon.
Puffin (c) 2019 Maggie Bruce
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Puffins (c) 2019 Aileen Urquhart
 Puffin (c) 2019 Aileen Urquhart
Razorbills (c) 2019 Symon Fraser
Razorbill
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with chick
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Cormorant Skylark (c) 2019 Aileen Urquhart
 Skylark (c) 2019 Aileen Urquhart
Meadow Pipit
Skylark
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Fulmar
Herring Gull
Herring Gull (c) 2019 Aileen Urquhart
  Peregrine (c) 2019 Aileen Urquhart
Peregrine
Peregrine (c) 2019 Symon Fraser 
Snack (c) 2019 Symon Fraser
Herring Gulls (c) 2019 Symon Fraser
Grey Seal
5-Spot Burnet-Moth
Empty Case
Silver-Y Moth
A sunny day at RSPB Blacktoft Sands. In the morning there was a stunning male Ruff at Xerox with 4 smart Spotted Redshanks. The Spotted Redshanks stayed for the afternoon. A female Cuckoo hanging around First Hide, and she may have been spotted around Singleton a little later. Plus a confiding Sedge Warbler fledgling, an immature Heron and for a change the Marsh Harriers were coming closer to some of the hides.
Ruff
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 Spotted Redshank
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Sedge Warbler
 Robin
 Marsh Harrier
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 Cuckoo
 Cuckoo
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 Full Bill 
 Immature Heron
Lesser Black-Backed Gull 
 Barn Owl
On Friday we went to Skerne in overcast and windy weather.  The bird highlight was the Grasshopper Warbler
Grasshopper Warbler
 Grasshopper Warbler
Marsh Harrier (c) 2019 Mike Woods

Marsh Harrier Scrap
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 Heron (c) 2019 Mike Woods
Immature Swallow
 Swallow (c) 2019 Dave Hill
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Immature Swallow
 Swallows
 Swallows
 Wren
 Wren
Wren (c) 2019 Jane Robinson
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Little Egret (c) 2019 Jane Robinson
 Unmentionable & Ducklings (c) 2019 Jane Robinson
Barred Straw
 Barred Straw 
 Red Admiral
Red Admiral (c) 2019 Dave Hill
 Red Admiral (c) 2019 Jane Robinson
Female? Red Admiral
Painted Lady 
 Small Tortoiseshell
Large Skipper (c) 2019 Mike Woods

 Marsh Frog
 Grass Snake (c) 2019 Mike Woods
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Cut-leaved Cranesbill
Meadow Sweet (c) 2019 Jane Robinson
Small Fry
Waiting for the Kingfisher

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