Evening readers :-)
Another very chilly day as doubtless most of you have noticed !!
Roll on Spring !
Today's sightings are more suited to an A4 sized diary than yesterday's slim offerings ..
Firstly the Mere ..
Reported from here were a grey heron, Canada and greylag geese, cormorants, 2 dunlins, mute swans, stock doves and the now, only slightly nomadic, little egret;-)
The Tree Sparrow Farm had tree sparrows (obviously) .. 10 yellowhammers, linnets, greenfinches and reed buntings ..As you stand in the viewing screen here, there is a 'wee' pond to the RHS .. There were 2 bank voles seen visiting to drink which is very a nice sighting :-)
Well, when I say drink, maybe they were just skating ..
Over by the Field Pool West Hide were a kestrel, male and female sparrowhawks, 2 snipe and 20+ fieldfares ..
The Wader Scrape had 6 shelducks, male and female goldeneyes, pochards, wigeons and teals ..
There was a common buzzard seen passing over the Bittern Hide and a water rail was also seen in this area ..
Lastly but not 'leastly' was a report from Broomhill Flash ..
Seen here were a kestrel, 3 shelducks, a snipe, 3 common gulls and 3 golden plovers .. I can also report the little owl is also still hanging around and was seen today ..
Another report of an owl was a barn owl which was seen at 11:30 from the Wath Ings Hide .. Must be getting hard for these guys now .. Fingers crossed that they and the rest of the poor wild creatures who live outside can all find adequate amounts of food and suitable shelter ..
I have often wondered as I lay under my nice warm quilt how the poor things are managing as night falls and they just have to sit there and get on with it ..
I have nothing but the greatest respect for them all ...
Have a nice evening everyone ;-)
Bert xxx