A cold NE light wind. Dry with plenty of sunshine.
South shore
Pete managed a quick check early on
Mediterranean gull 11 in a quick sweep. No rings seen.
34 ringed plover, 5 Dunlin inshore off OE saltmarsh
Janet had a walk along the wall
Red Admiral 2 in off the sea at Red Nab.
Loads of gulls feeding on both outflows again.
Goldfinch 20+ on Red Nab.
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| This Robin on Red Nab was not in the least bothered that I was quite near. |
A nice sequence of a Little Egret fishing.
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| Young Herring Gull having a foam bath |
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| Rabbit, hopping it! |
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| Comma in the Nature Park. Also Red Admiral and Common Darters |
I walked the shore between the saltmarsh and Potts for a couple of hours but couldn't relocate yesterday's white rumped wader (MD). The closest I got was this mixed group of waders resting in a drain close to where yesterday's bird flew from. The Larger Grey Plover were easily seen but a number of the smaller waders remained hidden.
Unfortunately, before I could get a closer look another small group of Grey Plover, Knot and Dunlin flew to join them, but just managed to spook them all into leaving!
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| Flying birds, left to right. Grey Plover, Knot and Dunlin |
I say, unfortunately, but there was nothing lost, I managed a quick check of the birds as they flew off, the only white rumps were the Grey Plover 20. The others were just Knot and Dunlin.
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| Grey Plover with Blackpool Tower in the distance |
There were three other inshore feeding groups of Ringed Plover within the recording area. 66 birds in total, but nothing more than Dunlin with them.
Bar-Tailed Godwit 1
Lapwing 16 on the saltmarsh
Shelduck 124
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| Some of the Shelduck |
Swallow 1 north into the wind
Along the foreshore
Wheatear 11 + 2 along the sea wall - ref David Kaye
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| Again some of the Wheatear were the larger birds |
Meadow Pipit 2 grounded
Rock Pipit 2
Robin 1
