Local Patch & Beyond 2022.

Went to Trippling Hows but the farmer was muck spreading and the smell from my house a few miles away was bad enough but where I normally park the stench was awful so turned round and left within seconds! Did see a family of 12 juvenile Pheasants with mum all tootling along track.

Black Bank: 18:00 - 20:15 sunny and breezy

Kestrel - 4
Wood Pigeons - 40
Pheasant - juvenile almost got all colour.
Rook
Black-headed Gull - 300
Common Gull - 20
LBB Gull - 8
Buzzard - 2 pale
Hobby
Lapwing - 150
Starling - 30
Crow - 18
Mallard - 29 over
Goldfinch - 3

Really enjoyed all of it but especially the Hobby switching from one side of road to other!

Cheers

John

Nebraska Wetlands: 16;00 - 17;30

LBB Gull - 1 adult + 2 juvs
Goldfinch - 3
Greylag - 50 including juvs
Gadwall 
Coot - 6
Mallard - 6
Lapwing - 10
Crow - 10
Rook - 40
Linnet - 50
Starling - 5 juv
Buzzard - 2
Wood Pigeon - 6
Tufted Duck - 9
Spuggys - 12

Cleatham Road: 15;40
Kestrel

Called at Owlet Woods but nowt bar people and dogs. Even put seed, suet pellets & fat ball out.

Susworth: 19;00

Black-head Gull - 50
Swallow - 4

Black Bank;  19:15 - 20:40

Buzzard - 2 ( one seen on post and next on telegraph pole)
Marsh Harrier 1 juv  ( made my day)
Kestrel - 2  (sat next to each other on telegraph pole last thing)
LBB Gull - 10 including adults and juvenile's
Mute Swan - 1 with 2 Mallard both in dyke.
Pheasant - 2

Trip started slow but I left on an high!

JTG
 

After visiting old sites not seen in years decided to visit the patch.

Farmer's Lane: 14:30

Buzzard on tree.
Sedge Warbler
female Pheasant + 5 juvs which I almost stood on.

Black Bank:  15:50

Little Owl  at usual place.
Goldfinch - 5

East Butterwick: 15:15
Linnet - 12

Trippling Hows Bridleway: 16:45

Buzzard

Enjoyable day both on patch and further afield seeing raptors but extreme lack of coloured butterflies, but loads of whites.

Cheers
John

Nebraska Wetlands:   17:00 to 21:00 sunny and warm.

Little Egret - 4
Canada Geese - 12
Greylags - 500
Mallard - 30
Coot - 4
Gadwall - 2
Black-head Gull - 6
Little Grebe - 1
Mute Swan - 6
Shelduck - 1 juv
Black-tailed Godwit - 3
Linnet - 20
Goldfinch - 6
Swallows - 60
Lapwing - 97
Tufted Duck - 2
Wood Pigeon - 6
Buzzard - 6 (4 in air at same time)
Chaffinch - 1
Crow - 2
Willow Warbler - 2
Grey Heron - 2
Blackbird - 2
Stock Dove - 2

Excellent evening. Had interesting chat with farmer.

On way to Kirton had a Sprawk and Yellowhammer on Scotter Road near YWT.

John 

 

I've done what you asked.

PS: thanks for mention on LN

Numbers please - LOTS doesn't mean a thing it could mean anywhere between ten and ten thousand perhaps