River Hull WeBS in February

 

A cold, gloomy but still day, I head to the river for the monthly WeBS count. High tide is at 8:30am. The count is quite usual, but the highlight is a single Lesser black-backed Gull (number 74 for the 100 bird species in Hull challenge) by Drypool Bridge. A Wren was feeding on the ground by the river. A passing Sparrowhawk flushed the gulls and feral pigeons. The Redshank roost was split between the buoy shed and The Deep, with a few birds feeding away from the roost. One of these was the returning 043, which was feeding on its favoured area by the west of Myton Bridge.

Wren.

It caught a tiny morsel of food, maybe a larvae or pupa.

Redshank roost, 15 or 16 birds by the Buoy house.

Ringed Redshank 043 by Myton Bridge.