A wet Messingham Sand Quarry

Paid  a visit to MSQ & surrounds Friday evening in heavy drizzle but had our first Garden Warbler and two Cuckoos on the reserve and 3 Little Ringed Plovers just off the reserve.  Also had this Buzzard perched up trying to dry off and our first Muntjac record for the site.

Spring flowers emerge finally

At last three days of warm spring weather has spurred our British short supply of wildflowers into action

Early Purple Orchid

Gypsy Cuckoo Bee

Bluebells

Carpets of Wood Anemones

Greater Stitchwort

Dog Violets

and a very rare sight of a Willow Tit's nest currently under construction

The Weekend..

..was not bad in North Lincs

Look carefully 11 Common Cranes in this one

Probably Nomada Leucophthalma in resting position

Great White Egret

One of 35 Hawfinch

 White-fronted Goose