Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th February
Mute Swan - 6
Teal - 45
Mallard - 70+
Pochard - 1
Cormorant - 1
Little Egret - still 4 hanging around Kelk Beck / Lowthorpe
Heron - 6
Buzzard - 7
Lapwing - two flocks 32+125
Great Black-backed Gull - 4
Kingfisher - 1
Redwing - 52
Coal Tit - 1
Strangest by far was the build-up of Herring Gulls on Saturday. Around 170 were in a field at Harpham and another 250 near Kelk Lake, an incredible 420+ in total. Not a single 'black-back' among them and almost entirely adult birds.
In winter almost all big gulls are seen flying SW / S, only occasionally on the ground. The largest winter count in a day is around 120, with some larger counts up to 180 later in spring.
On Sunday 48 were noted flying through during the day, a relatively normal situation.
A mystery why so many should suddenly appear, but I bet the wind had something to do with it.
Anyway, here's some snowdrops.
Just one year list addition
067 Coal Tit
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