Thursday 23 April 2020

Carlton Marsh

The highlights today, the Great White Egret for the 4th day posing again on an island in the middle of the scrape, so many people other than birders could easily see it. Another Lesser Whitethroat arrived and the Green Sandpiper was on the wader scrape. (Jim Plant)

Meanwhile a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling in the western meadow at 08.30hrs. (Rod Heeley)

This afternoon on my walk a Little Ringed Plover came onto the wader scrape to join the Green Sandpiper, 270 Herring and 12 LBB Gulls, 2 Swallows and 4 Greylags with 7 young.

This evening the Great White Egret flew south from the scrape, but not sure if its gone altogether. 3 Oystercatchers flew high north at 18.10hrs. (Dave Standish) 
There has been a report of a large bird of prey hunting over the marsh with jesses on! 

South Kirkby reclamation
A very early Dingy Skipper, 7m Brimstones and 51 Orange-tips. (Chris Parkin)

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