Once again, bright sunshine tempted me from my lair and as I couldn’t be bothered to go anywhere far I took a walk along the River Hull to the lake at Eske.

The level of the river was much lower than it has been for months, however, very few birds were to be seen walking along it; just 3 Black-headed Gulls, 2 Mallard and a couple of Swallows. At the lake, though, the lower water level meant that there was somewhere for birds to feed and rest. Quite a large group of Mallard and Gadwall were taking a breather and 4 Lapwings were feeding on the water’s edge. Also on the small patch of exposed mud were 2 Green Sandpipers which swiftly flew away soon after I had spotted them. 9 Cormorants were perched on dead trees, looking rather prehistoric and a Grey Heron was fishing at the lakeside.

Perhaps the most interesting thing I saw was a Kingfisher flying out of a nest hole with a faecal sack. It flew quite some distance away too in the effort to avoid drawing attention to the nest hole.

A couple of Common Gulls flew overhead as I walked back and the wind also began to gust – something that seems to be a regular event on my walks here.