My arrival at Sammy's Point around 7-00am started well with a Cuckoo calling nearby. It was the first of three seen today, including two flying together over the Humber at Kilnsea. The paddocks were quiet with few birds on the ground. Watching the river side of the track, I noticed a single Wheatear among the rocks and found this bird to be extremely confiding, allowing me within a few metres which I thought quite unusual. Yesterday's Icterine Warbler sang occasionally but could not be found - the hawthorn foliage is pretty dense now. Whitethroats were more showy, a couple of Chiffchaffs sang and a Spotted Flycatcher was seen low under a bush. It was a fairly grey morning and as I returned to the car, two Yellow Wagtails flew towards Easington. My next stop was at Kilnsea Wetlands where the pair of Garganey still remain, but didn't show well in the poor light. One of the Avocet pairs has two young as far as I could see and the adults are busy keeping everyone at bay. Mid-morning and news came of a Red-backed Shrike trapped at the Warren. This was a fine male and a welcome addition to my year list! It posed for a while before having a go at Adam's finger! Off the Warren it was high tide on the Humber and a good number of Brent Geese still remain, including Pale-bellied and the Black Brant(s). The images show the Black Brant and again, with a Pale-bellied Brent Goose. Also present on the tide line were a few nice summer-plumaged waders, including this Red Knot and some smart Dunlins. I went back into Kilnsea, finding another Spotted Flycatcher in Kew and getting a very brief view of a difficult Red-breasted Flycatcher. A good Spring record for me. One of the highlights of today must be this Roe Deer with a fawn, which was still being licked by its mother and can't be very old at all. It was so small as to be hidden in the grass most of the time, and that would be what its mother would be trying to achieve. So, a brilliant day really and a few more shots of that confiding Wheatear before leaving!
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