Friday 17th April
I drove East today along the M62 to North Cave Wetlands a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reserve.It was bright & sunny on my arrival with a temperature of 8°C, the first birds seen were
Willow Warbler &
Blackcap both singing but camera shy.I walked round the lakes stopping off at various hides along the way getting some good views of the many birds on the reserve.The most numerous being very noisy
BH Gulls over a 1,000 spread out across the reserve.Some to mention are
Shelduck, Shoveler, Teal,Gadwall,Oystercatcher,Cormorant,Lapwing,Gt Crested Grebe,Little Grebe & Sand Martin.
There is a track that runs through the reserve & on the other side the area is called Dryham Ings which is more suited to waders.Some of the birds seen here were
Avocet,Redshank,Ruff,Kestrel,Red-legged Partridge,Pied Wagtail,Greylag,Snipe & most notable for me several
Little-ringed Plover.
A great walk round & some good bird seen with the bonus of some pictures for Danny's blog. N.P.
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| Ruff |
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| Avocet |
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| male Gadwall |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Little-ringed Plover making a scrape |
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| Three Little-ringed Plovers |
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| Red-legged Partridge |
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| Redshank |
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| Shoveler |
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| Snipe |
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| male Teal |
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| Good to see Little-ringed Plover |
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| North Cave Wetlands 17/4/15 |
Some lovely shots there - reminds me of Soil Hill (in my dreams)!
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Thanks John, mind you Soil hill has its moments with recent Snow Bunting & Ring Ouzel, and in the past Brian's had Dotterel & Purple Sandpiper so you never know, so long as your a hardy sole in the weather conditions up there. N.P.
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