Still a cool west wind. Dry with plenty of sunshine but temperature never reached 15°C.
Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)
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| Shelduck on main pond |
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| Chaffinch in full song |
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| Black-Tailed Skimmers |
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| Orange Tip |
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| Speckled Wood |
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| Silver Y |
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| An exceedingly worn (Burnet Companion?) moth. |
North shore
I watched the ebbing tide uncover the inner skear rocks this afternoon (Malcolm)
Eider just 1 female seen
Red-breasted Merganser 3 - a bit of a wobbly video this, as I was precariously balanced!
Great Crested Grebe 1Oystercatcher initially c150 but 300 before I left.
Bar-Tailed Godwit 1
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| Bar-Tailed Godwit |
Sanderling 1 - it flew in then settled, if I hadn't have seen it fly in I wouldn't have seen it at all. They almost disappear in this terrain when they don't move.
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| Initially it had its back towards me |
So I skirted around it for a front view. It never moved, but each time I looked back I had to search for it again.
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| It clearly needed to rest so I left it in peace. |
200 Gulls, mainly Herring with a few Lesser Black-Backed waiting for the tide to go out further.
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| About a quarter of the waiting gulls |
