Wilthorpe Marsh a.m. 22/8/15.

The oxbow pond area had a group of 6 Green Sandpipers, 1 Whinchat, 1 Green and 1 GS Woodpecker, 1 Buzzard, 1 Willow Tit. W end had 1 Little Owl, a small group of Grey Partridges helpfully flushed by dog walkers, 4 calling Water Rails and a group of 3 fem. type Goosanders flew up and landed on the river. Possibly local bred juveniles ? or has anywhere else got any numbers? Cheers.