Yorkshire Day at North Cave Wetland

 A day out with Ian, a fellow volunteer at Blacktoft. We started at East hide and walked anti-clockwise around the reserve. From the Turret hide we saw several green sandpipers, a great white egret, 3 black-tailed godwits, 2 little ringed plovers and a single dunlin. An adult and juvenile water rail proved difficult to see as they weaved in and out of the reeds. A green woodpecker flew away from the lagoon.

Lots of lapwings from the farm hide and a peregrine flew over the hedge. We had a brief glimpse of a young warbler.

No sign of an owl from the far corner but as we walked along the path we were able to get a glimpse of the long staying female scoter.

Lunch break in the Crossland hide where we were surprised to see no waders. We were able to add pochard to our list when we visited South hide. We walked around the reserve again but were unable to find a new bird to take our day list to 50.