A right “Little Bustard”!

A Little Bustard was discovered in flight over fields near Bridlington, East Yorkshire on 31st December 2014. The bird was relocated in a Kale field and remained in the field till dusk and triggered one of the biggest “Twitches” for sometime. Fortunately, the Little Bustard, an immature, as still present on 1st January 2015 and was on view to a very large and appreciative crowd. It was sat down right in the middle of a large Kale field, near the small village of Fraisthorpe, not really showing well at all – a right “Little Bustard”!!, but a great Year Tick to kick start 2015.

Elsewhere – We visited Bridlington Harbour, where a very obliging Red-throated Diver was showing rather well and Grindley for a very distant Rough-legged Buzzard. A calling Lapland Bunting over the Kale field at the Little Bustard site was a nice bonus.

Little Bustard – Fraisthorpe, East Yorkshire – Tony Davison©  – Cropped record shots.

Red-throated Diver – probably a moulting adult – Bridlington Harbour, East Yorkshire – Tony Davison©

Turnstone – above two images – Bridlington Harbour, East Yorkshire – Tony Davison©

Herring Gull – adult – Bridlington Harbour, East Yorkshire – Tony Davison©

Herring Gull – 1st winter – Bridlington Harbour, East Yorkshire – Tony Davison©