A Nice Day Off

Started with a walk with Buddy along the cliff. This Dunnock was singing in the same bush as last year...

Moved onto the sewage works were I met Phil. We looked for the Lapland Bunting that he found but no joy. The Snow Buntings were showing well however...

Love this one

Had to get the hair cut! So, why not have a drive over to Selby and combine it with a trip to the Duff. On the way spotted a pair of Buzzards over the M62 at Goole...

One eventually came right over the car...



After a trim I set out my stall in the Geoff Smith Hide. A nice development was this new screen by the improved feeding station...

managed a decent one of this Long-tailed Tit...

and a Reed Bunting...

Highlights of a 2 hour watch were a male Scaup, a couple of Oystercatchers and c20 Ruff, boosting the year list to a still modest 40.

Alas, no sign of the Great White Egret reported at Thorganby earlier.