Saturday, 14 September 2024

First, hopefully of many to come, Wigeon on Red Nab

A couple of overnight showers followed by heavy rain starting at 06:00 easing by 08:30. After that it remained dry with sunny spells. A SW wind.

South shore (Malcolm)
I checked the foreshore and Red Nab just as the morning rain was easing, hoping the rain had grounded something.
Robin 3 around/behind Red Nab 3 more along foreshore and saltmarsh 
It was still raining slightly 

But it didn't stop it singing

Meadow Pipit 3 along foreshore 

Meadow Pipit

Rock Pipit 3 on Red Nab (none seen later)

Rock Pipit

Kingfisher 1 - shot out from the freshwater runoff culvert on Red Nab and was lost towards the edge of Red Nab.
Shelduck 32
Wigeon 1 out from Red Nab
Wigeon

An evening walk along the sea wall produced little to add.
The Wigeon, or another one, was on the beach near the wooden jetty
Wigeon resting on the sandmason worm tubes

No Pink-Footed geese seen at all today.
Mediterranean gull 1 adult with a metal ring feeding on the sandmason worms.

It has a sandmason worm in this shot

Bar-Tailed Godwit 1 
Bar-Tailed Godwit

In the Nature Park
Common Darter 8
Red Admiral 4
Peacock 1
Speckled Wood 2
Small White 1
Male Small White

Lots of young Goldfinch swelling the feeding flocks


Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)
Tufted Duck 18
This one was coming for bread fed by visitors 

Speckled Wood

Meadow Brown

Green shield bug

The weather is looking grim for tomorrow!

No comments: