07/03/2014

Mega!!!!

Just when it looked quiet the legend that is Brett Richards pulls one out of leftfield!  If anyone was to predict the next big bird for Flamborough I seriously doubt anyone would choose Red Grouse.  What is the first record for Flamborough and possibly the first for East Yorkshire was at Danes Dyke this afternoon.

Flamborough's first Red Grouse - photo Andy Hood
Flamborough’s first Red Grouse – photo Andy Hood
Red Grouse - photo Brett Richards
Red Grouse – photo Brett Richards

In other news…. A Pink-footed Goose accompanied the Greylag flock in fields alongside the road to North Landing this afternoon. Two Peregrines were over the Outer Head. Thornwick Pool attracted a pair of Gadwall, female Shoveler, a Dunlin, and a pre-roost gathering of 24 Pied Wagtails. A Barn Owl was hunting the edge of the Golf Course at South Dykes.