Tuesday 28 March 2023

Rain affected play....

A light south wind. Rain began about 09:00 and continued till after lunch.

Shaun did an early circuit:
Morning. 07:00-08:30. Had a stroll over Heysham Head to the Helipad and back before the rain arrived. 
Stonechat female on HH. 
Pink-footed Goose 140+50 north. 
Walked along base of the cliffs on the way back and had 4 pairs of Rock Pipits! Pretty sure none got back in front of me. 

I checked from Red Nab to saltmarsh after the rain had started (MD)
Blackbird 7 feeding on the short grass near the pond in the Nature Park. Although possibly as much to do with no dogs being around than grounded birds.
Rock Pipit 1 on Red Nab
Shelduck 1
Wheatear 5 along the foreshore 

One of the foreshore Wheatears - likely a first winter male
The only bird on the saltmarsh was a Wren (shame, I'd saved a nice Reed Bunting shot from yesterday!)

And that was about it. Apart from, I stopped briefly in passing on Imperial Rd. These two Greylag Goose were flying south towards Middleton Nature Reserve. A clip, taken through a rain covered windscreen. I wouldn't normally post it, but it does demonstrate there is wildlife to be seen here without having to leave your car.


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