The Carrs....A Good Afternoon...Sunday 7th December 2015.

After being away for the weekend with her indoors and the weather being fairly decent,i decided to pay Bonby a visit for the remaining hours of daylight today and this is what i saw.
 After arriving at my usual parking place beside the Soak Drain,i began my walk towards the Ancholme.
 It wasn't long before i saw my first nice bird,with a single Short-eared Owl hunting a wet,grass field between Bonby and Worlaby Carrs.Further scanning revealed another 6 individuals at least,all hunting the same area.Unfortunately none of the birds were again close as on my last visit,which in a lot of ways is a good thing.
 A few bits and bobs seen before i reached the river included 15 Skylark,4 Pink-footed Geese and 5 Common Snipe.
 Continuous scanning from the river bank here revealed several good sightings which included at least 400 Pink-footed Geese watched landing in a field in Appleby Carrs,single Common Buzzard and a cracking Barn Owl watched hunting close by.A welcome non bird sighting here saw 3 Roe Deer giving some lovely views in a strip of Pheasant cover.
 On the return leg back to the car,saw a 2nd calendar year male Marsh Harrier flying north along the valley to no doubt roost on the Humber,350+ Fieldfare and some distant Whooper Swan calls,which i just couldn't see unfortunately.
 As i neared the car,another gorgeous Barn Owl showed closely,hunting from the many fence posts along the pasture fields here and a Brown Hare munched on grass unconcernedly as i passed quietly by,a great way to end the visit.
 Another great visit,despite seeing 3 morons Hare coursing in Appleby Carrs.