One of the highlights of the week has been regular sightings of Barn Owl (my first of the year) along Thrintoft Lane. This climaxed with an adult and three hissing young in one field. At one point the adult flew five feet over our head and actually tilted its head and looked down at us. That must be something like a vole’s eye view of a Barn Owl!
Along the river this week, Greenshank have been regular and
it peaked today with four birds…
I also saw two Green Sandpiper, my first Golden Plover of the autumn and a new bird for the year, Common Sandpiper…
Six Kingfisher today was the highest count for some time and
on a walk this week I did have the rare sight of one perched. The evening light
wasn’t conducive to photography, but you can see what it is!
Other sightings today included at least six Little Egret (but
no further sign of the Great White), seven Grey Partridge, another Small Heath
butterfly and these two Roe Deer…
Yesterday I had six Wall butterflies and two Holly Blue and found the first village colony of the ‘infamous’ German Wasp (I think!)…
Finally, given it’s only a 45 minute drive away, it would have been rude not to go and see the lovely Greater Sand Plover which has taken up temporary residence on Redcar beach…
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