Today we took a trip out to Blacktoft Sands near Goole,this is a Nature Reserve
run By the RSPB. The main bird we were aiming to see was the Avocet which is
used for the emblem of the RSPB and we were keen to see it in this one of a few East
Coast locations it uses. We counted around 50 of these from the Marsh Hide location,
along with Black Headed Gulls again around 50. We saw many others for the first time
including Pochard, Shoveler,Marsh Harrier and Tree Sparrow,listed below.
Avocet .....................50 Marsh Harrier ...3
Black Headed Gull ..50 Mute Swan ........1
Little Grebe ...............4 Greylag Geese .14
Great Crested Grebe..2 Gadwall ...........10
Pochard ....................6 Tufted Duck ......8
Shoveler ...................4 Shelduck ...........7
Mallard ...................10 Coot ..................6
Lapwing ...................3 Swallow ............6
Tree Sparrow ...........6 Pied Wagtail .....1
Whitethroat ..............2 Chaffinch ..........3
Pheasant ...................4 Goldfinch ..........4
Some other common species.
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| Avocet and a couple of BH Gulls on Island |
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| Avocet & BH Gulls |
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| Avocet |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Marsh Harrier |
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| Pheasant |
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| Pheasant,Tree Sparrow & Chaffinch |
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| Pied Wagtail |
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| Pochard |
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| Shoveler |
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| Tree Sparrow |
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| Whitethroat |
You,re getting plenty experience in Daniel, you,ll be an expert soon, your dad as well.
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