It, more or less, managed to stay dry today, just the occasional spot of rain. A light SW wind.
South shore
I checked on the rising tide late morning (Malcolm)
Mute Swan 1 immature, possibly one of the displaced birds from Middleton Nature Reserve
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| 2nd calendar year Mute Swan |
Pale-bellied Brent goose 11 flew to Red Nab from the north side.
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| Pale-bellied Brent geese, even in flight the groups of 7 and 4 are still maintained |
Shelduck 2
Little Egret 3
Shag 1 adult on wooden jetty.
Wheatear 7 on saltmarsh and foreshore
Rock Pipit 3 - 2 on foreshore and 1 above nest site at the lighthouse
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| Lighthouse Rock Pipit |
White wagtail 1 male along the sea wall.
Peregrine Falcon 1
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| Peregrine Falcon, it had something dangling from its leg, possibly jesses. |
Common Tern 1 - it wasn't around when I walked out, but on the way back I could see it resting on the sea wall by No.2 outflow. Then it began feeding on the outflow.
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| Common Tern |
It was seen feeding here till early afternoon, but had disappeared towards high water. It was back feeding again at 15:00 and seen by Kevin at 17:30.
Middleton Nature Reserve
Janet checked in the morning
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| Greylag geese - they keep looking like wanting to breed here, but the disturbance has always been too much. |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Grey Squirrel, "hiding" behind a twig |
I covered the same small area this evening as I did yesterday evening (Malcolm).
Mute Swan, just the adult pair on the main pond now, two immature on the fence pond.
Other wildfowl as yesterday, including the Mallard chicks as mum ushers them into cover.
Pheasant 1 male callingCommon Snipe 1
Warblers:
Cetti's warbler 5 - same areas as yesterday
Willow warbler and Chiffchaff c4 each
Blackcap 2 (male and female)
Reed warbler 2
Swallow 5 at least. 3 were feeding over the main pond and others feeding along the roadway to the water treatment plant. These two were having an off passage preen (the awful whine is a sub station).
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| Male Swallow |
Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall
Glossy Ibis still present
