September... take 1

Unable to make a visit in August I tried to compensate with two weekend during September - here's a summary of the first. Lots of birds about, though only Curlew was a year tick!

2nd-3rd September

Mute Swan - 13
Wigeon - 2 at Wansford
Gadwall - 2
Teal - 4
Mallard - 70+
Tufted Duck - 1
Grey Partridge - 31
Little Grebe - 9
Cormorant - 1
Little Egret - 1
Heron - 11
Marsh Harrier - 2
Sparrowhawk - 5
Buzzard - 23
Kestrel - 15
Hobby - 3
Golden Plover - 170+
Lapwing - 1 (just the one!)
Curlew - 1 flew W
Green Sandpiper - 1
'small gulls' - 3000+ together
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 10
Herring Gull - 150+
Great Black-backed Gull - 6
Feral Pigeon - 220+ at Gembling
Barn Owl - 1
Tawny Owl - 1
Swift - 1
Kingfisher - 3
Swallow - 100+
House Martin - 30+
Meadow Pipit - 3
Yellow Wagtail - 2
Grey Wagtail - 1 at Kelk
Mistle Thrush - 33 is the largest flock for years
Goldfinch - 50+


Collared Doves on wires. Less common than they once were but still a very familiar sight wherever there are houses and gardens.

Part of a flock of 3000+ mixed gulls following cultivation. East Yorkshire is very important for gulls in autumn with Common Gulls in particular occurring in vast numbers compared to most other regions.

Kestrel on electricity pole. Seems to have been a good year for them.

Red Admiral. I haven't been keeping a close eye on butterflies recently but it seems to have been a poor year.

Another year another successful swan family on the beck. Five cygnets is a decent result.

So, just the one addition...

104 Curlew