Amongst other pics appearing are those on Steve’s and Dave Ware’s blogs.
Today there was a lot of construction work in the compound so it had vacated back to Easingwold Farm – a passing mobile phone pic in-keeping with my current run of quality images showing the un-missable white blob here:
More of a sighting though came further up the road as you make the turn off the A164 lay-by into Tophill – just south of the road (opposite the beware of the bull sign) over the hedge is Watton Beck which passes through a field where the cattle have formed a wallow on the banks. 3 (presumed) little egrets were feeding here – we didn’t have time to stop but may be one to check out.
Elsewhere Sunday turned up drake pintail and female garganey on D reservoir. On Watton the two smew, 3 black tailed godwit, a water rail and a long eared owl were seen.
Monday saw the addition of bittern coming in to roost on South Marsh West at 17:05.
This and others including a fly over knot on Sunday now bring the Tophill year-list up to 97 for the year to date – thanks to HVWG for the running total - who's going to bag 100?
