Sightings at Sculthorpe Moor (13th May 2017)

It was another quiet afternoon at Sculthorpe Moor, after I began my warden duties at around 1.00pm. The weather was very changeable, but temperatures eventually reached 16°C-17°C.

There was plenty of Sand Martin activity over the scrape throughout the afternoon and there were further reports of them using the artificial sand bank by Victor's Hide.

Bullfinch x 2

Blackcap x 1 - A single male seen close to the Frank Jarvis hide.

Greenfinch x 3

Jay x 1

Reed Bunting x 2
Sedge Warbler x 1

Tufted Duck x 2 - A pair were seen opposite Whitley Hide, at the end of the channel of water.

Swallow x 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1 - A single female seen on the southern edge of Oak Fen, near the feeders.

Sand Martin x 8 - As mentioned before, they were seen continually flying above the scrape.

Canada Goose x 2

Nuthatch x 1

Little Grebe x 3

Little Egret x 2 - The pair were seen together as they flew over the scrape in a westerly direction.

Marsh Tit x 1