This morning I took a run out to Yorkshire Water's Tophill Low Reserve. As migrants seem to be trickling in ever so slowly, this reserve always holds a good count of birds whatever the season. At the gate to the Reserve, I was treated to one of the local Barn Owls hunting up and down the drain. This Owl hunted the field for some twenty minutes, undeterred by my presence and rested frequently in the trees. Once in the woods, my quest for new migrants soon had the familiar song of Willow Warblers ringing out at regular intervals as one after another were seen - invariably high up in the trees. Continuing through the woods there were many Chiffchaffs, Blackcaps and two Cetti's Warblers were heard. All the birds were in great song this morning, least of all the noisy Wrens were everywhere. Both Song and Mistle Thrush were calling, a superb male Goldcrest was one of several seen and even the Treecreepers were evident by their song too. A really nice find was a Willow Tit, becoming rather scarce now. The walk took me on to Hempholme meadow which was rather quiet, other than a few Teal and a Shoveler. A female Marsh Harrier flew around the meadow but there were no more migrants evident, not a single Whitethroat yet. A smart male Reed Bunting. I turned my attention to the large D reservoir and found two Sand Martins and a solitary Swallow. There was no sign of the Yellow Wagtails which have arrived some days ago. A single Great Crested Grebe, three Pochard and a few remaining Goldeneye were on the reservoir along with small flocks of Tufted Ducks. This bathing gull, clearly dwarfing both the Herring and Lesser Black-backed, must be a juvenile Greater Black-backed Gull. At this time, I decided to leave the other half of the Reserve for another day and, call in at Swinemoor near Beverley on the way home. I was still unable to find a Yellow Wagtail here which is often a good site for them. The wet areas of the fields brought a surprising 3 Little Ringed Plover along with 2 Ringed Plover. A Redshank, 4 Ruff and 11 Common Snipe (flushed by some inconsiderate walkers) made up the wader count. Around 40 Teal and 2 Wigeon were seen with a good number of Lapwings.
9/8/2022 08:02:05 pm
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