Sunday, 24 April 2016

24 Apr 16

Cleveland Lakes Nature Reserve
Location

Highlights from an early start at Twitchers Gate (6:00am - 8:30am) were 200+ hirundine, the female Marsh Harrier, 4 Little Egret, a Shelduck, a drake Shoveler, a pair of Red-crested Pochard, 3 Lapwing, 6 Black-tailed Godwit, a Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Tern, a Cuckoo, a Nightingale singing to the left of the gate, a Raven and a Black Swan. More on my Blog Here.

(Martin Adlam)

The female Marsh Harrier making her way across the Pit. In the background a Chiffchaff singing and then a Common Sandpiper.  (Martin Adlam)

CWP Pit 95
Location

Highlights here were: 2 Stock Dove, a Cuckoo, Sand Martin, Swallow, Dunnock, Robin, Blackbird, 3 Song Thrush, Sedge Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Wren, Magpie, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Goldfinch and Reed Bunting.

Also 2 Muntjac and several Rabbits

A male Blackcap (Martin Adlam)

Penhill
Location

An Osprey soaring over the sports field at 11:34

(Nigel Pleass)

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