4th May
So,into a new month and nothing really has changed in the weather,in fact today was more reminiscent of December rather than May,with some heavy down pours of hail and a freezing north westerly wind again.
Because of the weather i concentrated my efforts between Winter's Pond and East Halton Skitter and didn't really fancy getting a soaking half way to Goxhill Haven.
Highlights today were few and far between,but one first for the year was seen,Common Swift.A single bird was watched over Winter's in the morning and made its way west followed by at least another 6 birds in the afternoon which showed nicely.
At East Halton Skitter,7 pairs of Avocet showed well in the Haven,a male Cuckoo and Short-eared Owl were seen briefly on the mitigation site and 17 Whimbrel were watched feeding in the sheep field near to Grange Farm.
In the Afternoon before i left for home,a nice mix of 45 Sand Martin,25 Swallow,6 House Martin and the afore mentioned Swifts made for a nice spectacle considering the weather earlier in the day.
6th May
A vast improvement weather wise today,but still a tad nippy at times,but i managed to cover the whole of the patch logging 12.5 miles walked.Some lovely early morning sunshine at Winter's certainly had the local warblers singing again and as i walked towards the mitigation site the distant calls of Avocets could be heard.
A slight increase in Warbler numbers today was encouraging and as i walked along the beckside the sound of Blackbirds mobbing something had me adding Tawny Owl to the patch year list at last!.
Thirty minutes later and i was adding a species i did not see last year at all,a cracking Grasshopper Warbler.He was watched singing out in the open on a dead Ash tree along Chapel Field Road and gave some lovely views,what a beauty!.
As i walked along East Marsh Road,the Rookery was a hive of activity as it had been on my last walk along here,with plenty of young Rooks begging for food,a great sound of the country.
More of the same species as on my last visits were seen for the rest of my walk and the visit really consisted Of logging numbers of singing male Warblers.
I eventually made it back to Winter's a tad worse for wear after the long walk,but i decided to check the small pit at the back of the site and by a stroke of luck flushed a Kingfisher along the small ditch from which i was walking along,species number 129 for the year.
Other sighting's today of a non-bird variety included some cracking views of a Brown Hare and i managed to get some lovely images.
Another couple of great visits,onwards and upwards to beating the target of 140 species from last year.
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| Rainbow Over The Mitigation Site On The 4th. |
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| Part Of The Mitigation Site At East Halton Skitter On The 4th. |
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| Whimbrel At The Skitter On The 4th. |
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| Red Admiral At The Skitter On The 4th. |
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| Roe Deer Buck At The Skitter On The 4th. |
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| Common Swift,Winter's Pond On The 4th. |
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| In Bound Ferry Off North Killingholme On The 6th. |
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| Some Lovely Early Morning Light Along The Estuary. |
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| Sedge Warbler,Winter's Pond On The 6th. |
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| Sedge Warbler,Winter's Pond On The 6th. |
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| Winter's Pond On The 6th. |
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| The Cattle On The Mitigation Site On The 6th. |
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| Some Lovely Patterning In The Sky On The 6th. |
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| Hawthorn Blossum Along The Beckside On The 6th. |
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| Grasshopper Warbler From The 6th. |
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| Nosey Locals Down Goxhill Marsh On The 6th. |
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| Brown Hare,East Halton On The 6th. |
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| Brown Hare,East Halton On The 6th. |
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| Brown Hare,East Halton On The 6th. |
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| Brown Hare,East Halton On The 6th. |
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| Brown Hare,East Halton On The 6th. |
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