Ringed raptor - one to watch out for

A light west wind. A couple of early morning showers then mainly dry and often sunny.

Heysham skear - low water 14:40 (Malcolm)

Common Scoter 6 were feeding just south of the skear when I reached the waterline. Most of the time they were just swimming around, but when one dived, they all dived. I was going to take a video of them diving, but at that point the only shower of the afternoon began. Later when I was further out I took this clip, mainly to show the location, by this time they were out from Heysham Head and had stopped feeding.

Common Scoter out from Heysham Head

Pale-bellied Brent geese 18 at least. There were 14 feeding in the SE skear corner as I walked out plus another 4 on the north side. As I was leaving the 4 on the north side were still there and at least 14 on the south side.

No need for competition for food here, there is still plenty of sea lettuce and
gutweed. They were feeding in small separate groups, in this case two adults 
and a juvenile.

Red-breasted Merganser 3

Great Crested grebe 1

Little Egret 7

Waders as recent except there were c1,000 Knot today. 

The Knot were settled on the skear, but as soon as the rain stopped a Peregrine Falcon attacked them.

In this shot, you can just make out an orange ring on its left leg

This was in between attack one and two. The orange ring is clearer here,
but unfortunately still too distant to read it.

After the third, presumably successful, attack the Knot began settling again, although they remained flighty.

This one got away without being read, although I probably did read it 
later as I eventually managed to read several

The sun was setting quickly turning both the Knot and the skear red.

These are some of the Brent on the north side. Even at this distance you
can see that at least one is still feeding.

Pink-Footed geese 2 skeins south over my house (Malcolm). A largish skein at 17:50 and a smaller one at 18:00.