Trip reports

Coach Trip to Far Ings

Sunday, 18 May 2008

We arrived at 10.30, to be met by Hellen, the reserve's Education Officer. Moving into the visitors' centre, we began with a brief introduction to the reserve, followed by a short guided tour. This is a Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust reserve and lies on the southern bank of the Humber, almost underneath the famed Humber Bridge. After the tour, we split into small groups and set out to explore on our own. Weather conditions were a little changeable, with cloud, breaking blue, a few spots of rain, cool at times with some warm sunshine. On the whole, not bad. Variety of birds seen included swallow, swift, sand martin and house martin; ruddy duck, coot with young, pochard ;song and mistle thrushes side by side for easy comparison; canada and greylag geese with young; bullfinch, willow warbler, shelduck (was it 10, was it 11?) G.C.Grebe and others, totalling 50+ varieties in all.
Some members were lucky enough to see bittern flying across the reedbeds. Marsh harrier, kingfisher and little ringed plover were also about. Song birds of the day were reed bunting, reed warbler and sedge warbler - so will we recognise them if we hear them in future?
Brimstone and orange-tip butterflies caused some excitement, as did the four-spot chaser and other assorted insect life.
Thanks to Mark S. for photo of reed warbler.