Putting my Castle Howard Twitch to one side I made a couple of visits to NDC. Last Wednesday I had a couple of hours with Haydn before he left for 10 days in Morocco. Just after he departed this pair showed up. This is my first sighting of 2 Great White Egrets...anywhere! On my Patch made it even more special!
The lingering Water Rail finally showed up long enough for a pic...
Yesterday Louise had a Dental Appointment in York so I pinched a lift and had an afternoon "sesh"...
Cold but clear and little wind, it was good to be out in the fresh air. Water has finally made it onto the Carrs through the ditches and the River can now be seen. There's plenty on Bubwith Ings also. After around an hour I caught sight of an GWE flying up River from Bubwith...
It landed on the far Bank...
After a short while it continued North.
The seemingly resident pale Buzzard appeared and showed well in the afternoon sunshine...
It hunted the area for a good while as the sun dropped...
It was still present at Dusk...
I also had a brief view of a Peregrine, my first since the Spring. Ala no Owls unfortunately but a very enjoyable afternoon.
The forecast for today wasn't great and it turned out to be accurate. However I managed to get out for an hour before the rain arrived. Yesterday there were large numbers of Fieldfare on Snakey. Of course this morning I couldn't find any! I decided to have a run down the Southern end, as I was passing Rysome Rd I decided on a whim to check the bushes around the Bunker. Glad I did, as there were c200 Birds feasting on the berries...
Fresh in from Scandinavia, I never tire of seeing them arrive...
The rain came and I went for a trim. Love a Thrush. The day was a wash out so it was back to Oman planning...
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