Half term local birding

 

Change of routine this week as it is half term. This morning I was with my youngest granddaughter walking the dog when we saw a grey wagtail near the sluice on Holgate Beck. My first grey wagtail of the year, tick number 125.

We would normally follow the path along the River Ouse but that is not possible at the moment.

After lunch we had a walk on Hob Moor.

Not as sunny as this morning. However I managed to add sparrowhawk to my list of birds seen in Inner York.

These were 2 of a group of six magpies, which were sitting on the top of a hawthorn bush. According to the rhyme, six are for gold, so perhaps I ought to buy a lottery ticket!