North shore (Malcolm)
A check on the skear on the rising morning tide.
Pale-bellied Brent goose 26
Eider 18
Oystercatcher 1,500
Curlew 20
Redshank 30
Knot 600
Turnstone 25
Dunlin 6
Ringed Plover 12
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| This Knot is swallowing a surprisingly large mussel |
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| Knot, Oystercatcher and a Brent goose overspilling onto the shore |
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| A nice size comparison shot for a Brent goose |
Peregrine Falcon pair circled above, but by that time the Knot had already moved off to the south.
Middleton Nature Reserve
Some shots from Janet's walk around the main pond.
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| Mallard, Tufted duck and Gadwall |
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| The Coot numbers are growing again, and so are the squabbles |
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| Blue and Long-Tailed Tits |
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| It's a popular feeder, but it seems unclear whose turn it is! |
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| Always nice to see a Robin |
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| Just the darker Stonechat seen on the Sunnyslopes today |
