I arrived just as it was beginning to get light and as i got out of the car i was greeted to the lovely sight of the local Barn Owl hunting the grass field at the Skitter,a lovely start i thought.
It was pretty windy today,so plenty of layers were the order of the day,pack up in the ruck sack and i was off.
It wasn't long before i saw my first nice bird,a female Stonechat in the hedge at the Skitter,sat preening in the dawn light,lovely.
As i walked along the sea wall a few waders feeding in the haven included 35 Black-tailed Godwit and 13 Ruff along with the local Shanks,with several flocks of Dunlin and Redshank heading west up the estuary.
On the inland fields the first of 15 Roe Deer for the day browsed on their breakfast and included a group of 6 animals,great to see as always.
I continued up to Winter's Pond and as i walked down off the bank top,the first thing i clapped eyes on was the big dog Otter as he dived for food.More superb views were enjoyed again today,but what a buggar to photograph due to him constantly diving for food,but just brilliant to see him again.
A scan of the remainder of the pit revealed another nice bonus in the form of a female/imm Common Scoter loosely associating with a female Goldeneye,a great record and my first to be seen on here.Commoner fare included 21 Wigeon,5 Tufties,3 Great-crested Grebe,2 Dabchick and 226 Greylag.
I then headed inland along the fields on my usual route back to the Skitter with another 2 Stonechat,a pair watched being harrassed by a local Robin along a Pheasant strip and a few other passerines included 20 Fieldfare,2 Redwing and a handful of Blackies.
After reaching the Skitter i walked up to the gas pipeline and headed inland along the long hedgerow up to East Marsh Road seeing a good sized flock of at least 121 Chaffinch,1500+ Starling,21 Skylark,4 Song Thrush,9 Meadow Pipit and the rarest of the lot,a single Willow Tit seen foraging with a roving Tit flock.If memory serves me correctly,this is a first for me here,so an excellent sighting.
As i neared Goxhill Haven,2 Siskin and a Lesser Redpoll were seen along with at least 500+ Pink-footed Geese feeding on a Kale field just inland of the Haven.
A few nice birds between Goxhill Haven and Dawson City included 220 Golden and 5 Grey Plover,6 Bar-tailed Godwit and a smart female Sparrowhawk hunting along the shoreline.
The only notable on Dawson was a female Cetti's Warbler which appeared briefly and further along the bankside a single female Stonechat obviously different to the lone female at the Skitter in the morning,made a respectable 4 birds for the day.
As i neared the Skitter pools,4 Pipits flew up from cover and promptly flew around in usual Water Pipit fashion and i was convinced they were all Water Pipits,but only saw one well enough to confirm it.Other species here included 2 Little Egret,109 Curlew and 19 Long-tailed Tit.
Well what a great day again with another 10 miles walked in some pretty decent weather too,i love this hobby!.
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| Sunrise Over The Humber. |
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| Greylags Over The Humber. |
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| Some Lovely Light Today,Looking Towards North Killingholme Haven From East Halton Skitter. |
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| Otter,Winter's Pond. |
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| Otter,Winter's Pond. |
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| Otter,Winter's Pond. |
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| Distant Record Of The Female/Imm. Common Scoter. |
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| Winter's Pond,East Halton. |
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| Reed Bunting,East Halton. |
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| Roe Deer Sheltering From The Wind At East Halton. |
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| Some Lovely Autumn Colours Today. |
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| Lesser Redpoll,Goxhill Haven. |
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| Hunting Female Sparrowhawk,Goxhill Haven. |
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| Golden Plovers,Goxhill Haven. |
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| Dawson City LWTR. |
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