Posted: Thursday 9th February 2012 by WildlifeSightings
Redwing - Credit Amy Lewis
28th February
YWT Askham Bog: Siskins, fieldfare and redwing have been seen on the reserve, as well as a red admiral!
Anne German, YWT member
20th February
YWT Spurn: An Egyptian goose has stopped off at Spurn.
YWT Hodgson's Fields: A barn owl has been seen flying over the fields.
Jacqui Green, Eastern Field Officer
19th February
YWT Wheldrake Ings: Three short-eared owls, three Iceland gulls, a peregrine and ninety-four dunlin were seen this weekend at Wheldrake.
YWT Pulfin Bog: Two whooper swans and two short-eared owls.
16th February
YWT North Cave Wetlands: Recent sightings include a flock of 14 twite, a finch which breeds in the uplands of the UK and winters in the saltmarsh, so this sighting is unusual.
YWT Wheldrake Ings: A recent sighting of a bittern on the iced-up pool, plus an otter on the river by the Tower Hide.
YWT Spurn: A slavonian grebe has been seen on the sea recently.
14th February
A58, near junction with the A1: A beautiful red kite was seen hovering.
Glen Garrymore
Church Fenton: A kestrel was seen swooping down for its breakfast, and came back up with a vole.
Joanna Richards - Communications Officer
13th February
River Ouse: An otter was spotted near Poppleton.
Glen Garrymore
12th February
Hull: A redwing was sighted at Hull Northern Cemetery.
Rob Marrs
9th February
YWT Pearson Park: We are seeing more winter thrushes, redwing and fieldfare close to Hull's boundaries, probably seeking food in the milder city climate.
Tony Martin - Community & Wildlife Manager
7th February
YWT Spurn: As I drove along the coast road today towards Spurn flocks of fieldfares lined my route silhouetted on the stripped haw hedges. They are coming to the coast from frozen inland England or the even more frozen mainland Europe. Either way put down some apple for the winter thrushes, it does not have to be in the garden it could be a park or allotment.
Andrew Gibson - Outer Humber Officer
5th February
YWT Sprotbrough Flash: Bittern spotted in a tree! It stayed put for a couple of.JPG)
hours, close to the second hide from Sprotbrough. It may have been flushed by a fox. Also a lovely little robin, grey heron and pheasant.
Denis Matthewman (all photos his own)
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Marvellous photo of the spooked Bittern. Thanks for sharing it . The one time I didn't see a bittern was one at Leighton Moss where 3 of us triangulated a boomer in a hole full of reeds no more than 25 ft across and still couldn't see it . And the only time I did see one, having heard it booming along the beck west of Hinderwell nr Whitby, was when I saw it fly away a couple of days later ! I shall look up trees in the future. Mal Jones Thornton Dale
Saturday 18th February 2012
by Mal Jones