A 6am start today for a journey up to Wykeham Forest and the Raptor viewpoint or very near to for our target bird today, the Ortolan Bunting, a female that has been here for a while and taken fancy to a male Yellowhammer. We arrived at 8am, but it was near to 12 noon before we caught a glimpse of the elusive Ortolan Bunting, enough of a view to “say” yes I’ve seen an Ortolan Bunting, because it was a LIFER “Yay”. Over the hours before the Ortolan showed we were entertained by a variety of birds, highlights being, Crossbill, Pied Wagtail, Honey Buzzard, Red legged Partridge, Yellowhammer and Lesser Whitethroat.
On the return journey we stopped at Hornsea Mere to see the Little Gulls, and then to North Cave Wetlands, highlight being a Bittern in flight
Today saw four species added to the year list, Italics, one of those being a lifer, Bold (188/200) 94%
Birds seen at Wykeham : Carrion Crow, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Common Crossbill, Goldfinch, Honey-buzzard, Lesser Whitethroat, Linnet, Ortolan Bunting, Pied Wagtail, Red-legged Partridge, Swallow, Swift, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer
Butterflies seen : Meadow Brown, Peacock
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