A dry day, but mainly overcast. A light east wind.
North shore
Heliport yesterday - Kevin Singleton
30 snipe in the air, it’s not something I see often.
Flocks of greenfinch feeding in with oystercatchers
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| Snipe |
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| Lapwing |
Heysham skear Malcolm 08:30 - 10:30
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| Pale-bellied Brent geese in the SE skear corner |
Shoveler 8
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| Shoveler stopped off for a while. I didn't see which way they left |
No Eider or Mergansers seen
Shag 1
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| Shag - bottom right on conger rock. The rest are Cormorants |
Little Egret 3
There was a flock of c1200 Knot and no Peregrine attacks while I was there. I did manage to read a number of flags, all but one seen previously this winter.
From Knowlys Rd - Pete Woodruff 11:20
Pale-bellied Brent goose 52 flew south towards Red Nab
Heliport - Malcolm 13:20
Wherever the Knot went to roost today, it wasn't here.
Shag 1 juvenile, possibly the same as this morning's bird
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| Shag |
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| It flew off towards Half Moon Bay |
Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet
Cetti's warbler singing on the southern section of the reserve, near the industrial site.
South shore - Janet
Saltmarsh
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| Common Snipe |
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| Wigeon |
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| Shelduck |
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Wren |
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| Moorhen by the dog walk pond |
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| Rabbit in the Nature Park |
