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Breakfast at the Maize field feeders with at least 22 Greenfinches present
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Most of our Oystercatchers have now paired up (& will start nesting in the next few weeks), one of the Crossland's lake pair on the North field
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An unusual sight this morning of a Stoat rolling an egg (maybe a Grass snake egg?), across Dryham lane this morning. Look at the determination on it's face
@YorksWildlife
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Always a moment to wait for, when the 1st Whooper swans of the autumn, come & stay a while before leaving.
9 Whoopers, including a juvenile on Crossland's lake this morning
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Drake Teal on the Main lake in close to the South hide. A good time to admire the plumage of a duck often taken for granted
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Very much a Brambling bonanza day, with certainly 50 & maybe 60+ present, with numbers seen at both the Maize field & Dryham lane feeders, Far Corner, Carp & Crossland's lake
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Male Brambling showing that he is nearly there with the striking black summer head
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i have not seen (but have heard) a Green woodpecker for a while, so a little bit of a surprise when this one flew in just below the East hide
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Sit on the bench by the Far lake & they will come & give close views - Male Siskins, Male Bramblings & female Greenfinch
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It looks like the Bramblings are dispersing, with only about 70 seen today, most of them being by the Dryham lane feeders & Far Corner & only about 10 under the Maize field feeders
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Early morning encounter with a Stoat on the North path. I just stayed still & allowed it to approach. During this time it 'danced' from side to side on the path
@YorksWildlife
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Very unexpected today was an adult Black tern over Crossland's lake & Cell 2a. Always distant as it hawked over the water's surface, hence the picture
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The male Stonechat posing on the North field posts in the early morning sunshine
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Although a little shakey & sometimes out of focus, a short video of 2 Stoats this morning, just enjoying life
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Green woodpecker by the Dragonfly ponds, also a juvenile seen today around the Carp lake
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Spotted flycatcher viewed from the Viewing platform this evening. This species is not so regular in the spring & is probably the earliest reserve record, fascinating watching it 'flycatcher' from the Alders & Silver birches
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Most surprised to see this lone Bewick's swan briefly on Cell 2a this morning, before it flew off south,
Hopefully it will return to roost tonight😀
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What i do miss during the winter months, is the sound & sight of a male Wren singing at full throttle as with this individual on the West path
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Yet more Bramblings, with this birds attempting to utilise the Far lake caged feeders
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A reserve speciality is the Corn bunting, where we still have breeding pairs with set song posts. The rattling, jangling song is difficult to forget
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Male Brambling underneath the Maize field feeders in today's rain & gloom (the female very briefly appeared)
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Depriving the thrushes of one of the last hawthorn berries, male Brambling in the Far Corner
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At present, the only singing Sedge warbler on the reserve is probably regretting leaving Africa so early. But it is great to hear his song & hope that eventually he attracts a mate
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Walking into the Turret hide this wet morning, saw this magnificent Bittern, just below the hide, having not been seen for a few days. No booming yet but there is hope!
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Male Wren singing it's heart out in the North hedge, before starting the next brood of chicks
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On eof the 3 over wintering Redwings, decided to give some extremely close views this morning. No doubt it will soon be leaving & I will be waiting for October to be able to enjoy them again
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This male Brambling is near to completing it's head moult to get the jet black head, let's hope that it is still here when that happens
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As expected a few of the Bramblings seen today (at least 30 probably more, as they are difficult to count by the Far Corner)
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The nearly black headed male Brambling within the throng of Bramblings, Goldfinches & a Greenfinch
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Sometimes you just look up into a tree & there is a pristine male Yellow wagtail, looking back
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A little Brambling action toay (with supporting Robin & Blackbird), virtually all males as well
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Some interesting behaviour from a Sparrowhawk on the Island lake. It started to hunt Snipe, by hovering over & entering the reeds to flush any Snipe below it. Two were flushed, but none were caught (they would wait until the last moment before flying away)
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There are nearly 70 pairs of Reed warblers on the reserve, but it is only today that one has stayed still & come out of cover for a picture
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A few more Bramblings (up to 25) under the Maize field feeders than yesterday.
As they will soon leave us (but hopefully not until some have fully acquired the black head), a few photos to remember them by
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Cetti's warbler showing that he can sing in the open by the North path
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The most reliable of the 2 singing Corn buntings at the West End this morning. It is good to know that we still have a population here
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Butterfly count this morning - 26 Gatekeeper, 22 Meadow brown, 19 Large white, 7 Peacock, 6 Red admiral, 5 Wall, 3 Small white & Speckled wood, 2 Small tortoiseshell, single Green-veined white & Small skipper
@BC_Yorkshire
@savebutterflies
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Very pleased to see one of the local Barn owl hunting in daylight over the New workings
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2 juvenile Bearded tits have been seen, this being the reserve's first breeding record of this species. Photo by Stuart Griffiths
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Surprised to see yesterday's Black tern still on Cell 2a (I thought it would depart overnight). It eventually left south east just before mid day
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When the berries are gone, Redwings have to revert to full Thrush mode
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Tree sparrow, by the feeders at Dryham lane. Whilst there have been 50+ this year at the feeders, the numbers are down from the 80 -100 that were counted a few years ago
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One of the positive signs of this winter has been the number of Greenfinches on the reserve, including this splendid male on the East path
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One of our many Bramblings close up, showing how colourful they are
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As well as Bramblings, there were other finches about - male Chaffinch, Tree sparrow, male Greenfinch & female Chaffinch, all adding their part to the spectacle
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A year first for me (although it has been about for the last week) was this Chiffchaff in the hedge along Dryham lane, flycatching but not singing yet, but in pristine plumage
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Male Siskin in a confiding mood, allowing a close approach by the far lake. It has been a good year for viewing the wintering Siskins. Not to sure how long this privilege will continue as they will soon be leaving us
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A nice morning's walk - finished off by just watching the sand martins coming & going
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On yet another blustery & overcast day, continuing with ducks close to the South hide, was this drake Gadwall, showing the subtleties of it's grey plumage
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Missed yesterday's juvenile Spotted flycatcher by the Far Corner, but was more than compensated by a lengthy view of this Lesser whitethroat
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The flooded North field continues to draw in the birds, with this Golden plover in amongst the Lapwings & 12 Pink-footed geese, 9 Whooper swans, Curlew, 3 Ruffs & 11 Redshanks also
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Pink-footed geese & the early morning moon a sight to remember on a very cold & icy morning
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Cetti's warbler wondering about swimming, from the Turret hide this morning
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Some of the over 300 Whooper swans that flew north over the reserve in the early morning
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One of at least 14 males, this Cetti's warbler showed well when singing on the North path, allowing myself to admire the bird, rather than the song!
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One of the males from two pairs of Bullfinches (probably our breeding pairs), along Dryham lane this morning. Much the item of colour this morning
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Very fortunate to catch the eastern dragonfly pond Emperor dragonfly in flight today
@BDSdragonflies
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Walking along the North path to the Maize field, a glance at the hay bails on the newly harvested North field showed a small bird on one of them. Initial thought was a Hobby, but closer showed it to be a male Merlin, the first of the autumn
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My best attempts of this morning's fly through Spoonbill (the second this year)
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There have been a few posts this year of the local Skylarks, but it is not often that you get the chance to observe them closely
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A lovely surprise this morning, with a Barn owl hunting the Maize field
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On it's 3rd day, the juvenile Red-necked phalarope graced the audience in the Turret hide, with some close views
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Breakfast for one our Marsh harriers on the Island lake (rabbit I think)
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4 species from a light cloudy morning's walk - Goldcrest (North path), female Pochard (Main lake), Song thrush (Dryham lane) & male Chaffinch (Dryham farm)
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The North field is beginning to be ploughed, which is bad news for the Lapwings, but good news for the yellow wagtails of which there were at least 7 there in the morning
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Good to see 3 Pink-footed geese roosting with the Greylags on the Island lake this morning. Not sure whether they were resting from a journey from Iceland or nearer, but good to see all the same
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Me & my Cetti's warbler, allowing me to admire him again this morning (this particular Cetti's warbler along the North path prefers a couple of shrubs to sing from, rather than the depths of the brambles)
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Not always easy to picture as they can be quite shy & wary, but one of the 40+ Tree sparrows that are near the Silt pond after a successful breeding season
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Various Bramblings feeding on the West path this morning, with about 40 present in 2 separate flocks
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Today was a Great white egret day, with some close & classic views of our bird from the Reed-bed hide. After this, it did a tour of the reserve!
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Male Siskin enjoying breakfast & then doing the 'twist'
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The reward for a cold & misty walk was this Brambling feeding under the Maize field feeders. Hopefully it will stay the winter & loose some of it's shyness
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Some photos of the 2 White-winged black terns from this morning (better one's will have been posted!). They commuted between Cells 1 & 2 a & Crossland's lake, retsing on an island on Cell 1a at times
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Bramblings are back underneath the Maize field feeders (a male & female today), but don't forget the Greenfinches also (4 males & a female), with the hope of higher numbers to come
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One of the two very Redwings (there is one on the East path & another on the West path) allowing a very close approach today. I can never tire of studying these birds
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Another notable bird of this morning was a Stock dove at Dryham farm, a normally un noticed bird, but well worth a second look
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The Garden warbler this morning, just making everybody aware that he is there
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Good to see a Snipe quietly feeding in the Island lake
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The drake Garganey on the Island lake, seemed to spend a lot of the time asleep (after a long flight?), but occasionally did go for a walk
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Behold, my first Cuckoo of the year, flying from the New workings to the Far lake & 'cuckooing' whilst flying
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With the Siskin flock by the Far lake, was this Lesser redpoll, feeding separate to the Siskins
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Some birds from this morning's overcast, but dry walk - male Reed bunting (West path), female Siskin (again West path), Goldfinch (Far lake) & Little grebe (Island lake)
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Some birds from this afternoon's slightly overcast walk - male Brambling on the Maize field feeders, Goldfinch & male Greenfinch at the same place, female Pochard on the Island lake & male Reed bunting at the Maize field feeders
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Garden warblers', nest on the reserve annually, but they are always unobtrusive & difficult to see.
Until this last week, when one has been singing in the scrub alongside the Silt pond, visible in the higher parts.
A well spent 15 minutes this morning, just watching & listening
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A few photos of the Bittern this morning from the Turret hide
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Siskins on the West path floor, a sign that the recent winds have blown most of the Alder seeds tot he ground, like a black & yellow carpet on the path
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Linnet in the New workings, the wintering flock ha started to split as the birds pair up for spring
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Curlew overhead, with sigs that is feeding in the fields locally that have just been ploughed. At present there are over 50 of these birds around, lower than last year, probably due to the many flooded fields,
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