A light variable breeze. Sunshine all day.
Just my stuff so far (Malcolm), although I did get out more than normal, anticipating a washout tomorrow.
Imperial Rd
Just stopped off in passing.
Common Buzzard 2 at least, constantly calling. At least one was a juvenile. Seeing is a little difficult at the moment, as the hedge has grown high and lush, and I never managed to see two birds at the same time. This is a juvenile.
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| Juvenile Buzzard |
Stock Dove 2 - adult with a juvenile
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| Stock Doves, juvenile on right |
Heysham skear - low water 13:20
We are at the lowest of the current neap tides and low water was only 3.3m (high water was 7m, so only 3.7m tidal range today). Conger rock was just visible.
Eider 3
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| Eider |
Herring Gulls 350 most immature
Sandwich Tern 2 adult
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| Sandwich Tern |
Only four wader species seen
Oystercatcher 500
Curlew 70
Redshank 20
Turnstone 40
South shore
An evening check of the gulls
There were c450 small gulls on Red Nab and the surrounding beaches, most Black-Headed
Mediterranean gull 12 - 6 adult, 2 x 2nd calendar year and 4 juvenile
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| Juvenile Mediterranean gull |
There was nothing feeding on the outflows, but loads of, mainly large, gulls feeding towards the shipping lane, presumably something(s) below water was chasing small fish to the surface. There were Meds with them and probably additional to the ones seen resting.
Ringed Plover 2
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| Ringed Plover, legging it across the dry mud |
