First a few shots from Janet yesterday.
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| First Snowdrops on the Barrows (Heysham Head) |
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| Grey Squirrel also on the Barrows |
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| Curlew on the Heliport |
Heysham skear - low water 11:00 (Malcolm)
Pale-bellied Brent goose. Just 5 seen
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| At this point the skies were black and the picture looks to be in black and white too. But this is in glorious technicolour! |
Eider 23
Red-breasted Merganser 4
Great Crested grebe 1
Oystercatcher 1,500
Curlew 10
Redshank much reduced at 100
Knot 700
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| Some of the Knot returning to the skear to rest after losing one of their number to a Peregrine Falcon. Carrion Crow also in the air |
Bar-Tailed Godwit 1
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| Bar-Tailed Godwit, Knot and Oystercatcher |
Dunlin just 1 seen
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| Dunlin, Knot and Oystercatcher |
Turnstone 25
By this time the sun was shining brightly.
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| This is Humphrey Head, a peninsula on the west side of the bay. Normally it is Almost indistinguishable from the land behind, but it was in full sunshine here and the land behind in the shadow of a cloud. |
Middleton Nature Reserve (Malcolm)
Just a quick check of the main pond. The only ducks were;
Mallard 32
Gadwall 24
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| Just a small section was ice covered, but the Black-Headed gulls do like to rest on it. None with darvic rings today, but something to watch out for in the coming days |
Common Seal - Janet spotted a posting of one on the Stone Jetty rocks, then later out with the tide. If you would like to see a picture and video please visit Morecambe and Heysham Past and Present, on Facebook.
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