With the excitement of the good birds at Swinemoor yesterday, I took a quick look again this morning. Despite there being plenty of flooded patches for feeding waders the numbers of birds had decreased from yesterday.

Numbers of Lapwing were down to about 60-70 along with about 20 Black-headed Gulls and at first I didn’t find any of the smaller waders at all. However, after a bit of scanning I found a single female Ruff alongside the Curlew Sandpiper from yesterday. Whilst watching these a group of Golden Plovers circled around at height and gradually made their way down to the common – for some reason though they decided not to land. Further along a Grey Heron was lurking in the reeds and I spotted some more smaller waders: 4 Dunlin, which had been joined by the Curlew Sandpiper, and 3 Ruff – 2 females and 1 male.

Across the common large numbers of Meadow Pipits were bathing in the pools and chasing each other around. While there are always loads of Meadow Pipits at Swinemoor, today there seemed to be more than usual. I also came across 2 Skylarks and at least 15 Snipe. Walking alongside the River Hull a flock of about 80 Fieldfares moved in and I also flushed 12 Redwings from a hawthorn tree.

Back on the floods another bird had arrived, and a good look revealed it to be a Greenshank – another nice bird to see here; I have a few records of this species over the last few years, but all in spring.

Amongst the grass and dung I spotted loads more of the white fungus I found yesterday, having looked at an old book I have I think it may be Coprinus niveus, but I’m not at all sure. I also came a cross a rather nice example of another, rather phallic, fungus – and took a few pictures. If anyone knows anything about fungus I’d appreciate some help with id – cheers..