Sunday 20th March a.m.
After some early mist the sun broke through and very clear with a temperature of 2°C when I arrived at Swillington Ings. There were as usual loads of birds to see at this site, starting off with six Black-necked Grebe and four Bearded Tits. Walking round the site others seen were Goldeneye, Pochard, Tufted, Shoveler, Little Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Lapwing, Little Egret, Reed Bunting & Kestrel. At the crossroads 26 Whooper Swans could be seen and then in the distance a flock of birds rose flying around which were too big for Starlings, fortunately a fellow birder answered my question, they were c75 Black-tailed Godwits. Walking back towards the car the morning was rounded off well as a Red Kite glided across the sky in the distance.
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| Black-necked Grebe |
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| Great Crested Grebe |
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| Little Grebe |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Bearded Tit |
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| Gadwall |
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| Goldeneye |
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| Little Egret |
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| Pochard |
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| Whooper Swans |
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| Black-tailed Godwit |
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| Kestrel |
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| Red Kite |
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| Black-tailed Godwits over Swillington Ings |
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| Whooper Swans at Swilligton Ings |
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| Swillington Ings 20/3/2022 |
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