A steady SW wind. The early morning showers stopped by 09:00. After that just a few showers, but overcast all day.
South Shore (MD/PM)
Common Tern 5-6. There were 3 at 09:20, 4 by 14:30 and 5-6 when Pete checked early evening (when visibility wasn't good from Ocean Edge)
Little Gull 6. Just 1 x 1cy at 09:20, 2 adult and 2 x 1cy in the afternoon and 3 adult plus 3 x 1cy in the evening
Sandwich Tern 1 in the afternoon
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| Two adult and a 1st calendar year(1cy) Little gulls in the afternoon |
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| 1cy Little gull and a Common Tern |
This clip begins with a 1cy and an adult Little gull and ends on a 1cy Common Tern
Once again very few other gulls feeding, by Pete's evening check there were more Little Gulls and Common Tern than anything else on the outflows.Other stuff:
Shelduck 2 south
Rock Pipit 3
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| Rock Pipit on foreshore |
Wheatear 1
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| Wheatear hunkered down against the wind |
Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)
Just a quick check of the two main pons in passing.
Mute Swan pair plus 7 large cygnets
Mallard 12
Coot 12
Moorhen 3
Little Grebe 1
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| Little Grebe |
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| Grey Heron |
Cetti's Warbler 1 male singing in the distance, probably from the central marsh
This shot from Janet, as she says, you wouldn't want to be the Oystercatcher at the back!
