Tuesday 25 July 2017

Fairburn and Swillington Ings

Fairburn Ings.
1 Spoonbill, 3/4 Little Egret, similar Common Tern. 1 Garden Warbler, several WWs, Sparrowhawk, Tree Sparrows.
A very distant (confirmed) Wood Sandpiper seen by DW only my eyes are due for a redundancy package.

Swillington Ings.
Red Kite, Black Tern, Common Terns,  Whinchat, probable Marsh Harrier flying over reeds briefly. Kestrel, Whitethroat, Sedge Warblers with a lesser no of Reed Warblers, 3 Reed Bunting. Multitude of Wildfowl, few Sand Martin but oddly enough not a single Swift.

My thanks to DW.