Various sites

Checked two of the local Dotterel sites in the last few days - at White Hill (nr M62 Jct 22) and High Brown Knoll - without success!

Also checked High Royd (16th) where at least 1 Sedge Warbler was singing around the settling beds. (Thanks to MB for his posting on 14th May)


Fly Flats today - a fantastic record of a cream crown Marsh Harrier passing through this morning about 11 am - great record from NK
We checked the site again this afternoon but guess the bird was well on its way by then
4 Common Sandpipers
1 Redshank
2 Dunlin
2 Oystercatchers
2 Lapwing
2 Curlew
1 Golden Plover
1 Whinchat by the boat-house
2 male Reed Buntings
4 Wheatears
1 Kestrel
Worryingly NO TWITE but nyger seed still being put down
1 pr Greylag with 6 chicks down from 8 at the previous count on 12th May
Canadas with loads of young !