Showers began mid morning then continued all day. West wind.
Pete Crooks checked the foreshore below Knowlys Road in the rain at 10.45 am
16 Pale-bellied Brent Geese - 8 adults, 8 juvs, all unringed (5 more bird than yesterday)
Later in the afternoon all 16 were feeding on Red Nab.
Also from the south shore (MD)
Little Gull 3 at least (1 more than yesterday) - 2 first calendar year plus a second calendar year feeding on No.2 outflow. These are some of Janet's shots of yesterday's 1st calendar year bird trying to feed.
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| Trying, but not successful this time. This is an egg case of a catshark |
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| One of today's 1cy and the 2cy Little gull. The 2cy has very little black in the wing tips |
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| But underwing noticeably paler than adult |
In the evening (evening! It was only 15:30, but almost dark in the rain). There were none on the outflow, but this adult/2cy was resting on Red Nab. Providing a nice size comparison with a young Black-Headed Gull.
Shelduck 12
Wigeon 150+
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| Female and male Wigeon, by Janet from yesterday |
Rock Pipit 2
Red-Throated Diver by the wooden jetty in the evening - seen by Alan Physick
