I went off for a couple of days last Friday and stayed at Scotch Corner which allowed me get in two day's walking before completing my taxi duties for my wife and daughter.
Saturday's walk was just under 15 miles and was a circuit taking in Gilling West and Ravensworth, while Sunday morning's walk was about 8 miles around Scorton Lakes.
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| Common Buzzard |
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| Two Common Buzzards |
Birds seen included :
Common Buzzard
Kestrel
Little Egret
Common Sandpiper
Hundreds of Lapwing and Greylag Goose
Spotted Flycatcher
Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Jay
Nuthatch
A resighting of Barnacle Goose B77 at Scorton Lakes that was seen at Hornsea Mere in March this year. It has a damaged wing now though which may account for it being the only Barnacle Goose there. The bird was originally ringed at Scorton Lakes.
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| B77 at Scorton Lakes |
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| Goldfinch feeding young |
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| Two of about 20 Curlew |
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| Common Darter |
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| Lapwings and Greylags everywhere |
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| Viper's Bugloss was everywhere too, never seen so much |
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| A ford was an opportunity to cool my feet down a bit |
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| Not used to these hilly bits!! |
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