Nothing new, except more Gadwall

A mainly southerly wind, veering to SW later in the day. Some sunshine and some heavy showers.

First, another sighting of a colour ringed Grey Wagtail. Spotted at Great Crosby on trail cam.

Perusal of 8000 pics showed bird first present there on 11/10/22. 

Thanks to Peter Olson for this

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Heysham Skear low water 08:40 (MD)

Great Crested Grebe 3

Red-breasted Merganser 11

Eider 2 

Shag 1 2nd calendar year. It had been resting on a honeycomb worm reef for some while, but the tide was rising, and it was time to start fishing.

Waders: Oystercatcher, Curlew, Redshank and Turnstone plus Ringed Plover 15, Knot - just 1

Skylark 2 together east

Middleton Nature Reserve 

I just checked the main ponds in passing

Mute, Mallard, Moorhen and Little grebe unchanged.

Gadwall 24 on "no swimming" pond

Two female and a male Gadwall

Teal 2 over to east

Janet took this shot of a young Cormorant

First calendar year Cormorant 

South Shore (MD)

It rained heavily from late morning till just after lunch, so I had a quick look to see if anything was grounded. There wasn't!

Just Black-Headed gulls on the outflows plus one Common Gull

2nd winter Common Gull

Mediterranean gull 1 resting on Ocean Edge grass. Unfortunately, the rain was just stopping and newly emerging walkers quickly spooked it.

Wigeon 4 on Red Nab, 45 on saltmarsh 

Common Snipe 9 flushed from saltmarsh by rising tide.

Rock Pipit just 1 on Red Nab

There were no passerines on or around the saltmarsh 

Imperial Road (MD)

Just a quick check on my way home was equally bereft of birds. Just 1 Buzzard, being seen off by the Carrion Crows.

Common Buzzard and Carrion Crow