Another overnight frost left ice on shallow pools. A dry day with plenty of sunshine, but cool in a fresh SE wind.
Middleton Nature Reserve
I had a look first thing (Malcolm)
Goosander male and female still on the "no swimming" pond, today joined by
Tufted Duck 3 - 2 males and a female
Teal 2 pairs
Not seen the Goosanders feeding yet, but they must be. The Tufted certainly were.Cetti's warbler 2 at least singing around the "no swimming" pond
Janet had a look a little later
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One of five Coot on the main pond |
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Pink-Footed geese heading north |
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Two Reed Buntings in the main pond car park |
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Blue Tit (for overseas readers. Everyone in the UK recognises Blue Tits) |
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Long-Tailed Tit on the car park feeders |
South Shore
I had a walk out onto the shore beyond the saltmarsh on the rising evening tide (Malcolm)
Once again there were lots of waders, but on three occasions everything was lifted when a Peregrine was hunting. These are just the best estimates on the waders closest to the shore, there were many more further south.
Oystercatcher 80
Curlew 40
Bar-Tailed Godwit 200
Grey Plover 130
Knot 400
Dunlin 350
Redshank 40
This clip shows the location.
Many of the Grey Plover are in this clip.
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Grey Plover (top) with Dunlin and a Knot |
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Snow covered hills of the South Lakes |
Common Snipe 10 (accidentally flushed from the seagrass clumps just beyond the saltmarsh.
Shelduck 21
Reed Bunting 2 on saltmarsh
Just out of the recording area - Heysham Moss Nature Reserve
Janet had a look this morning
Roe Deer 6
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