January at Noddle Hill LNR

A morning trip to Noddle Hill with friend Rob J. It feels mild after the hard frosts of last week, and there are long sunny spells. As we cross the bridge by the playing fields, we spot a Great White Egret, a first for Hull for both of us, and four Little Egrets, which is also the most I've seen in Hull. They fly to the path, but look keen to carry on fishing, the Large White and one of the Little Egrets make a neat comparison shot (top shot).

Great White Egret at the Sutton Cross Drain.

We head straight for the north side of the reserve by the road, and in the feeders there are a few Tree Sparrows and many Yellowhammers, more than 40, that come and go in flocks. A pair of Kestrels and a Buzzard are about, and a Stonechat shows briefly at the north fields too.

Tree sparrow at the feeders.

A new scrape has been dug on the north side of the reserve.

Buzzard.

Stonechat.

Yellowhammer.

About 100 Lapwings on the fields by the solar farm.

Redwing.