Our luck was more than compensated with the Lesser Yellowlegs. We saw it as soon as we arrived at the Kilnsea Wetlands car park, on the marsh area at the other side of the road. It was feeding with a flock of Black-tailed Godwits, Starlings and some Curlew. After some good, if a bit distant views, the birds got spooked, the culprit: a female Sparrowhawk being mobbed by a couple of Carrion Crows.
We spent some time in the balmy hide at Kilnsea wetlands. Two Scaup were feeding with a Goldeneye. There were plenty of ducks and the flock of Black-tailed Godwits came to roost. A flock of Brent Geese came in to land at Beacon Ponds. Of note were a pair of Kestrels hunting around the wetlands, the male flew low over the water, looking like it was going to land on it.
Singing Starling.
Lesser Yellowlegs (lifer!)
Lesser Yellowlegs and curlew.
The Lesser Yellowlegs just seconds before flying off.
Pink-footed geese.
Pink-footed geese.
Scaup
Scaup.
Scaup.
Black-tailed Godwit flock spooked by the female Sparrowhawk again!
Kilnsea Wetlands with Brent goose flock.
Brent Geese.
We popped into Welwich Saltmarsh for a while, my first visit to this Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve. Bird wise it was quiet, but I should come back to this site of expansive saltmarsh views by the Humber.
Notice at the entrance of Welwich Saltmarsh, a Yorkshire Wildlife Trust site. The following photos illustrate the expansive views around Welwich saltmarsh.
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