Sunday 14th May a.m.
A dull overcast start with a temperature of 11°C but soon brightening up as the morning wore on.I am still calling this site Swillington Ings but it has now been adopted by the RSPB who are calling it St Aiden's.
As usual a good selection of birds starting off with
Avocets,Common Terns,Pochard, Gadwall, Shoveler and plenty
Greylags and
Canadas with Goslings.In the reeds I saw at least ten
Reed Warblers and the same number each of
Sedge Warbler and
Reed Bunting.It was good to hear
Bitterns booming from several different spots whilst overhead were good numbers of
Swifts,Sand Martins and
Swallows.Others included
Kestrel,Whitethroat,Chiffchaff,Willow Warbler,Little Grebe,Gt Crested Grebe with chicks,
Linnet,Cormorant, Grey Heron and
Oystercatcher and other common species.
Back on the local front it was good to see the reports from B.S. on his West Yorkshire Birding site confirming my suspected
Whimbrel at Leeshaw yesterday was a definite, nice to get a lifer in the local area.
Nigel.
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| Kestrel |
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| Linnet |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Sedge Warbler |
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| Shoveler |
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| Whitethroat |
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| Avocets |
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| Common Tern |
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| Gadwall |
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| Gt Crested Grebe with chicks, a couple are hidden away on its back |
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| Swillington Ings/St Aiden's 14/5/2017 |
Lovely photos Nigel.
ReplyDeleteTerns are really special to see and photograph aren't they?
John
Cracking pics Nigel, glad that the rspb now own swillington ings.
ReplyDeleteThanks John, I do like the Terns and always a bonus to get a picture of them.
ReplyDeleteNigel.
Thanks Dave, the RSPB should help with conservation of a wonderful reserve.
Nigel.