25th September: Ruddy duck? I don't believe it!

Look what popped up out of the murky water!

Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Duck

Things got scary. Moorhen, ruddy duck and a shark!

Ruddy Duck

Picture of nonchalance!

Ruddy Duck

27th September: Old Moor

Looking for a hobby. A barn owl was showing intermittently but being harassed by some magpies.

Barn Owl

Three hobbies were seen but quite distantly.

Hobby

A grey heron and a green sandpiper were outside the Wath Ings hide.

Heron

Heron

Green Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Golden Plover

There were jackdaws in with the golden plover.

28th September: Bempton & Spurn

Bempton produced the red-backed shrike we hoped to see plus a merlin. Super stuff.

Merlin

Merlin

Red-backed Shrike

We drove south calling briefly at Hornsea Mere to see any little gulls. No sign but an Egyptian goose was showing well.

Egyptian Goose

At Kilnsea we saw the masked shrike and, a little later, a rosefinch. Jack snipe at Canal Scrape.

Since then [29/09/14] I have been confined to base by a very unpleasant chest cold and hacking cough. Hope to get out again soon.