Field trip with RSPB York Local Group.
17 members met outside reception at 10am, and as there were more of us than could fit in a hide, we split into two groups. Masha led one and I took the other. Our group decided to start at Townend hide. Singleton hide is currently closed and a digger was busy clearing out the main water ditch.
Only a small amount of water remains on the lagoon, just enough to attract a lapwing, several pied wagtails and a single yellow wagtail. First hide lagoon has no water at all so we went to reception,
Dunlin, green sandpiper and ruff were busy probing the mud for food.
After lunch we walked down to Ousefleet hide. The other group had seen yellow wagtails in the field where the konic ponies are, but we were unable to find any. We went to the hide from where we could see lots of greylag geese and Catherine noticed some yellow wagtails among the vegetation.
Marshland lagoon has water thanks to the efforts of the team last weekend when there was a high tide.
A young spoonbill was on one of the islands along with lots of mallard ducks. Ruff, dunlin, redshank, spotted redshank, lapwing, snipe, black-tailed godwit, green sandpiper and ringed plover were on thr other small islands.
Catherine spotted a blue butterfly.
Reedling was the last hide we visited where we added little tinged plover to our day list and saw several bearded tits.
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