This Great Northern Diver was present at Tophill Low until 5th January this year
Tuesday 15th
The overwintering Bittern showed today ar Tophill Low. A member managed to get this
photgraph .
Thursday 31st
American Wigeon Tophill Low on 'D' Res. then 'O' Res.
American Wigeon '0' Res
2 Whooper Swans on roadside pool between Watton and Tophill
February 2008
Friday 1st
2 Whooper Swans on roadside pool between Watton and Tophill
Whooper Swans
Saturday 2nd
Drake Smew Welton Water
Sunday 3rd
2 Whooper Swans still at roadside pool between Watton and Tophill
Smew (Drake) seen a.m. on 'D' Res Tophill Low before flying off.
Monday 4th
78 Redshank at Watton Nature Reserve
Tuesday 5th
69 Curlew and 6 Shelduck at Tophill Low
Thursday 7th
Smew and Pintail at Watton Nature Reserve also 72 Curlew
Friday 8th
Smew & Pintail again at Watton Nature Reserve
Grey Wagtail at Tophill Low car park
Saturday 9th
Birds at Tophill Low included a flock of c300 Fieldfare along the approach road
Brambling at the visitors centre and Smew still at Watton Nature Reserve
Sunday 10th
Brambling, Water Rail and Woodcock at Tophill Low visitors centre and 2 Buzzard over site.
4 Smew and a Green Sandpiper at Watton Nature Reserve
Smew at Watton Nature Reserve
Monday 11th
A Black-bellied Dipper is present along Watton Beck from the west side of the A164.
Take the public footpath from the west side of the main road opposite the turn off for Tophill
Low. Walk about half a mile to view the bird. Also Green Sandpiper here.
Smew and Green Sandpiper at Tophill Low
Black-bellied Dipper
Tuesday 12th
5 Snipe at South Marsh East Tophill Low also Buzzard seen here and Smew once again
present at Watton Nature Reserve
Saturday 16th
The Black-bellied Dipper was reported again today at the usual site of Watton Beck
Smew, Water Rail, Woodcock and Brambling again today at Tophill Low,
along with 6 Pintail on 'O' Res. Snipe reported from Watton Nature Reserve
Bullfinches photographed today from a well known site near Beverley
Sunday 17th
The Black-bellied Dipper was present again today at the usual site of Watton Beck
Smew, Water Rail, Woodcock and Brambling again today at Tophill Low
Rare photo of the Tophill Woodcock Water Rail from Tophill Wildlife Centre
Monday 18th
A Firecrest was reported from Watton Beck Woods no details are known
Wednesday 20th
The Black-bellied Dipper showed very well again today at Watton Beck.
A short video clip of the Black-bellied Dipper taken hand held by Derrick Venus
Thursday 21st
Reports from East Park Hull today include Bean Goose, White-fronted Goose and 16 Goosander on the lake
Friday 22nd
A Peregrine was seen at the south end of Tophill Low Reserve
Saturday 23rd
Black-bellied Dipper again reported from Watton Beck. Tundra Bean Goose, White-fronted
Goose and Goosander still in East Park Hull today
White-fronted Goose and Bean Goose in East Park Hull
Photo by John Sadler
In addition to the above the usual Water Rail, Brambling and Smew were at Tophill and Watton N.R. respectively . Also a sighting of the resident White Pheasant at Tophill Low
today (see photo)
White Pheasant at Tophill Low by Martin Standley Brambling at the feeding station by Martin Standley
Sunday 24th
A welcome sighting of a couple of Grey Partridge along the Tophill approach road and
2 Treecreeper seen at the 'D' Res Middle Hide at Tophill
Tuesday 26th
Records from Tophill Low today include a site count of 51 Gadwall, 13 Brambling,
Buzzard and a Mediterranean Gull on 'D'Res.
A Little Owl was seen today in the Ivy covered Ash tree near the Cawkeld turn off at
Kilnwick
Wednesday 27th
Little Egret and Green Sandpiper today at Storkhill Reserve, Hull Bridge. Snow Bunting
at Atwick. The Black-bellied Dipper showed well again today at Watton Beck watched by
a group of birders from Barton who also had good views of a Buzzard here which circled
the area and then went into the woods at the end of the stream.
Common Buzzard Watton 27th Feb
videograb by Ian Souter
Thursday 28th
Birds at Tophill today inclued Bard Owl at the North end, Kingfisher at the South Lagoon
