Yesterday and today were days full of sunshine and singing birds and a really marvelous time to be out on the cliffs and in the fields.
Walking past Hornsea Lakes a different looking goose caught my eye and it turned out to be a dark-bellied
Brent Goose - my first in Hornsea :)
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| Dark-bellied Brent Goose |
Kirkholme Point was my usual call in location and turned up my first
Garganey of the year - a smashing drake in breeding plumage and looking stunning over by Swan Island.
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| Garganey with Gadwall behind |
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| Garganey and Coot |
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| Garganey with no distractions |
Through the fields at the south side of the Mere and
Reed Bunting, Yellowhammer and
Skylark were all making their presence known with their distinctive songs. There are still plenty of
Greylag Geese around too.
Two pairs of
Lapwing are displaying further along the fields before you reach Wassand, here's hoping they hang around and manage to nest and breed successfully.
In the hide there wasn't much excitement apart from the
Marsh Harriers (and the toads and frogs that are just coming to the end of their spawning period).
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| Male and female Marsh Harrier over The Mere |
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| Male Marsh Harrier |
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| Female Marsh Harrier |
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| Female Marsh Harrier |
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| Female Marsh Harrier |
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| Common Toad |
Also flying over the hide came a military cargo plane. No idea what kind it is though!
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