Ringby Lane (Swales Moor)

1 Snow Bunting there this afternoon on and around the weedy areas surrounding the very muddy patch of ground on the top - this is a different bird from the female I saw on the 9th and 13th November which was very approachable.

This bird is flightier, less approachable and was heard calling in flight.

Todays bird is similar to the earlier one but the head markings are slightly different and the rusty yellow brown marks on the side of the breast are broken with white on the front of the chest - the earlier bird had diffused orange right across the front of the chest. The most marked difference was the back which was slightly greyer and less streaked than the earlier bird. I would guess todays bird is a 1st winter female. it was still present at 15.30.

Also present on the top
Skylark 5
Meadow Pipit 15
Pied Wagtail 2

Herring Gulls (adult and 1st winter ) >N
39 Golden Plover came over high from the east at 15:00 then changed direction to SW to avoid a band of heavy rain approaching from the west