As i left the car,the first nicety of the visit came in the form of a supremely beautiful male Marsh Harrier watched hunting the nearby fields.What a cracking species these birds are and i never tire of seeing them.
As i scanned the surrounding fields and sky,it soon became apparent that there were quite a decent number of Swifts feeding over the area and gradually moving north along the valley.I counted a total of 156 birds and they gave some superb views later at the river.It will be sad to see these masters of the air leave our country for the winter and my local birds have already departed on their long journeys south.
There was still some water on a couple of the pasture fields still and one of these had a Little Egret patiently fishing on it alongside it's larger cousin,a Grey Heron,a further 2 Grey herons were seen along the river also.Disappointingly no passage waders were seen at all except for a couple of Snipe.
Good conditions for the local thermal loving raptors today saw at least 5 different Common Buzzards on the wing as well as a couple of Kestrel and another Marsh Harrier,this time a juvenile over fields near to the river.
Very little was seen passerine wise,except for a single Sedge Warbler and a couple of Whitethroats.
Some welcome diversion from the birds saw a few butterflies being seen which included Large White,Green-veined White,Comma,Gatekeeper,Meadow Brown and Ringlet and a Doe and Buck Roe Deer in one of the pasture fields.
A nice relaxing visit and a great start to my weeks hols.
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| Doe And Buck Roe Deer. |
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| One Of The Local Calves. |
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| Looking Along Carr Lane Towards The Village And Wolds. |
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