Well, this wasn’t so much a festival as a “small gig at an intimate venue”, but for this location the number and variety of waders present today was quite impressive. A misty start to the morning turned into a pleasant, sunny day and having seen a good number of birds on monday at Swinemoor I [...]
Archive for the ‘Birdwatching in UK’ Category
Posted in 
Jackdaws and Rooks
October 10th, 2007 
Nick Today, whilst I was waiting to collect my wife from work at Bishop Burton college, I took a few pictures of Rooks and Jackdaws in the trees. The college has a pretty big population of both these species with loads of nests in the numerous tall trees. The interesting thing to note here is that [...]
Redwings in the Sun
October 10th, 2007 Nick A walk to Eske today was very pleasant due to the warm sunshine, despite the fact that there was not a great abundance of birds to be seen. Almost nothin of interest turned up on the walk up to the lake apart form a freshly ploughed field which had attracted a flock of Black-headed Gulls [...]
Migrants at Swinemoor
October 8th, 2007 Nick Although I intended to walk to Eske today, I decided to see if there was any flooding on Swinemoor that might attract migrating waders. It turned out that there was a decent amount of water on the common so I strolled out to see what was around. It turned out to be a good decision: [...]
Signs of autumn, and spring!!!!!
October 4th, 2007 Nick Another sunny day and another walk to Eske. Despite the sun the wind was keeping most of the small birds down on the ground or deep amongst the foliage. However, with the tide out the exposed mud along the River Hull provided feeding opportunities for a number of Black-headed Gulls and Moorhens. Also feeding on [...]
Wildfowl Arrival
October 3rd, 2007 Nick Some more decent weather got me out for another walk to High Eske this afternoon. Fewer birds than yesterday but that probably reflects the lower level of activity associated with the afternoon compared to the morning. However, on the walk to the lake I did see a single Swallow flying north along the river and [...]
Cormorant Invasion
October 1st, 2007 Nick A pleasant sunny day to start October, with no wind either made for a very nice walk along the River Hull this morning. A short way along the river’s flood defences I heard the noisy call of a Stonechat which I quickly spotted on top of a hawthorn bush. The calling came from a male [...]
