6th November
After learning i did not have to go into work for my night shift,i decided to make an afternoon visit to the patch for a change.
No major highlights were seen today,but plenty of wader and raptor activity provided interest,with flocks of 45 and 68 Curlew seen at Winter's and on the mitigation site respectively.Raptor sightings went to 3 each of Common Buzzard on Winter's and the mitigation site as with the Curlew and the cracking adult male Marsh Harrier put in an appearance as he headed towards Winter's.
A wander around the Skitter pools and shoreline revealed singles of both Water and Rock Pipit and a couple of Goldeneye were loafing on the Humber off here.
The most incredible sighting for the day,was a whopping count of 27 Roe Deer between the Skitter and Winter's which included 3 groups of 5 individuals,just great to see and they are lovely animals to watch,with a couple of fawns chasing each other around and oblivious to my approach.A lovely ending to the day was watching and hearing Pink-footed Geese heading to roost,just bliss.
8th November
After the overnight rain,the fields adjacent to Winter's were again flooded and were a hive of activity at dawn,with 2 Whooper Swan,39 Curlew,15 Redshank,2 Black-tailed Godwit,66 Common Gull and 58 Black-headed Gulls taking advantage of this feeding opportunity.Similarly Winter's was also quite busy with birds and this included 24 Gadwall,65 Greylag,7 Little Grebe,46 Mallard and 6 Shoveler.The male Cetti's Warbler was also still in residence,with occasional bursts of song.
With the north easterly breeze and occasional showers,i was hoping for a few seabirds,but things were not that exciting to be fair,but i still managed to see 46 Common Scoter in flocks of 10,2 and 34,2 Guillemot and 6 Goldeneye.All these birds were observed moving north up the estuary.
A walk around the Skitter revealed 2 separate female Stonechat and then the rain started.The forecast had said sunshine and showers,it didn't stop raining for the next 4 hours at least and put an end to the visit as i had enough and all the gear was soaked.I travelled home,slowly drying out thankfully.
Another couple of visits to 'My' little part of Lincolnshire and i look forward to my next visit.
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| The 70 Year Old Cruise Ship Astoria As It Was Leaving Hull. |
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| Looking Towards North Killingholme Haven At Dawn On The 8th. |
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| Common Scoters Heading Along The Estuary. |
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| Goldeneye Heading North Along The Estuary. |
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| Phone Scoped Photo Of One Of The Female Stonechats At The Skitter On The 8th. |
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