16th August 2015
After the usual scenario of good birds being found mid-week,i finally managed to get myself out after a week of 12hr nightshifts hoping that a few of the 'Goodies' would still be present.
I carried out my usual routine of covering Beacon Lane,Beacon Ponds,The Wetlands,The Triangle and Clubley's and had a pretty frustrating day to be fair with the star birds being pains in the proverbial to see.I did however manage to see one of the Barred Warblers present and a Wood Warbler with a supporting cast of a confiding juv Pied Flycatcher,Juv Marsh Harrier and a Little Stint.
Insects also played a good part of the visit,with stonking views of ovipositing female Emperor's on Clubley's Scrape.
22nd August 2015.
Today an organised meet up with Tim saw us covering all the good areas which included Beacon Lane,Beacon Ponds,Kilnsea Wetlands,Church Field,The Triangle etc etc. and to be fair it was a superb day even though i didn't see any Barred Warblers or the brief Juvenile Red-backed Shrike.
A good selection of birds included 2 Short-eared Owls watched hunting the fields at Long Bank,with the wetlands providing us with a cracking Juv. Med Gull,Juvenile Spoonbill,Ruff and Greenshank.Beacon Ponds held a nice adult Black Tern in amongst the roosting Common Terns.The Triangle area saw a Juv. Common Buzzard u turning and at least 9 Whinchat flycatching from the many fence posts and the humber had the amazing spectacle of thousands of waders.
Non bird highlights included a super confiding buck Roe Deer at the wetlands along with the usual suspects,Roesel's-bush Cricket and Short-winged Conehead and a handfull of Painted Ladies around the recording area and 2 Foxes on Canal Scrape first thing.
In my opinion there is no finer place to enjoy birding and wildlife watching in this country.
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| Juvenile Pied Flycatcher. |
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| Female Short-winged Conehead. |
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| Male Roesel's-bush Cricket. |
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| Buck Roe Deer. |
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| Juvenile Spoonbill. |
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| Painted Lady. |
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| Juvenile Med. Gull. |
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