Here was again back at RSPB Fairburn Ings and it looked as if it was going to be a nice day. I started around at the Visitor Centre feeders at the Pickup Hide, seems to be a favourite place of mine of late, the usual common species were here, Reed Bunting, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long tailed Tit, Chaffinch, there was a Chiffchaff and a Green Woodpecker calling nearby. I eventually caught up with the Chiffchaff, near the Kingfisher Screen, as I made my way up to the top trails, sadly not the Green Woodpecker.
I finally arrived at the viewpoint where I could see over the bottom area of the flashes, looking from here I managed to pick out plenty of Cormorants, a couple of Little Egret and finally a Spoonbill, which broke lose from the trees and flew down towards the Lin Dyke area with another following shortly afterwards.
I moved on down towards Lin Dyke as the Spoonbills looked as if they had settled near to the Lin Dyke hide, it looked along way from where I was standing. Finally arriving seeing very little on my journey down here, around the hide were a few Chiffchaffs. It looked as if the Spoonbills had moved, but not far, I managed a couple of shots before they took flight again, back to where I had just come from, I managed a couple of flight shots before they got to far away, there was also two Cattle Egret present down here amongst the Highland Cattle.
Well back at the Visitor Centre feeders, the day was warming up, now evident due to a few Bees now flying around, I settled in for another session with the camera, seeing the usual common species again. Another move and this time back down to Lin Dyke, but in the car this time. I stopped around the feeders here hoping for the a Willow Tit to show up, unfortunately it was another no show, there were Dunnocks, Great Tits, Blue Tits, Long tailed Tits, and a Pheasant.
Fairburn Bird List : Blackbird, Black headed Gull, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Buzzard, Canada Goose, Carrion Crow, Cattle Egret, Cetti’s Warbler, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Coot, Cormorant, Dunnock, Gadwall, Goldeneye, Goldfinch, Great Crested Grebe, Great Tit, Great White Egret, Green Woodpecker, Grey Heron, Greylag Goose, Jackdaw, Lapwing, Little Egret, Little Grebe, Long tailed Tit, Magpie, Mallard, Mute Swan, Pheasant, Pochard, Reed Bunting, Robin, Shelduck, Shoveler, Skylark, Spoonbill, Stock Dove, Teal, Tufted Duck, Wren (44)
Chiffchaff
Blue Tit
Spoonbill
Honey Bee
Long tailed Tit
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