Wednesday 24 April 2019

Swillington Ings

Courtesy of DP on a pleasant warm day.
5 Common Tern, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit ditto Tundra Bean Goose, 7/8 PFG, pr Black-necked Grebe, 1 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler and the usual Tufted Duck and Gadwall. Not forgetting a handful of resplendent drake Pochard.




All the world's BHG must have decided to breed here and the noise was almost frightening. Several Herring and 1 GBBG present.

5 Cettis Warbler, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Whitethroat similar Blackcap & several WW. Sedge Warbler seemed to be all over the place and I'll stick my neck out and say we got 2 Reed Warbler by distant song only. A couple of Bittern were booming & male Reed Bunting seen throughout.