A visit to the beach here in Hornsea on a sunny morning is always a treat, even more so when there are Sandwich and Common Terns to be seen. Sandwich Terns stop over on their migration and usually hang around for a week or two. They can be heard all along the sea front but I usually see and hear them from Rolston Cliffs, however, these photos were taken on the groynes by Longbeach.
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| Sandwich Tern off Hornsea beach |
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| Sandwich Tern and Common Terns |
As I was out walking last Sunday I had a message from John L saying there were Spotted Flycatchers over at Wassand. As I haven't managed to photograph these birds at The Mere this year I hurried over to see if they were still around. Luckily they were. Although John said he'd seen 4+, I only managed to get 3.
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| Spotted Flycatcher at Wassand Hide car park |
The birds showed well for about 20 mins then they drifted away. Unluckily a few folk turned up at the car park and missed them by just a few minutes.
On Tuesday of this week the Lower Derwent Valley team and a few of we volunteers went to Forge Valley and Hackness at Scarborough for a day working on the scrub, but we also spent a good while seeing what could be caught and ringed on the Derwent. Although we saw Kingfisher and several Grey Wagtails, we only managed to catch one Dipper. This was a special bird for me to see at close hand as Dippers used to nest on the stream close by our previous house and I've seen them hundreds of times. It was a real treat to be within toouching distance!!
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| Dipper showing nictating membrane over the eye |
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| Dipper - a special moment to see one so close |
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