Here and there

 

The cattle at Fairburn Ings were standing in the water near the road, so I stopped to look just in case a cattle egret was with them, but I could not see any egrets, little great or cattle.

Lots of greylag and canada geese in front of the hide at Lin Dike along with several young lapwings.

On duty at Blacktoft on Saturday. Waders at Marshland, Townend and Reedling. Great white egrets at Singleton and Reedling as well as 28 little egrets. A young bittern was seen by many visitors as it flew around Marshland lagoon and several saw a young peregrine scare away the waders.

I took these pictures of a bittern as it appeared in front of the reception hide while I was on duty on the 19th. At least 30 little egrets and 3 great white egrets on site as well.

I spent a couple of hours at Staveley on Tuesday the 22nd.

Lots of greylag geese and lapwings and butterflies and dragonflies.

Nature Day at the Minster on the 23rd.

This is a picture of "Terry", one of this years young.