First, some lovely shots taken by Howard at the Heliport yesterday.
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| Lapwing |
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| Curlew |
North shore (Malcolm)
Pale-bellied Brent goose - at least 16 were feeding between the skear and play area this morning. 35 came in from the south side this evening.
Eider none seen in the morning but 103 were close in this evening plus others in the distance
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| Some of the Brent landing this morning |
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| Brent geese, Eider, oystercatcher and Redshank this evening |
Great Crested grebe 3 this evening
In the morning c3,000 Knot were moved off the skear by the rising tide and worked their way along the shore.
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| Some of the Knot and Oystercatcher with a flat sea and the beginning of Heysham Head behind. Behind that is obscured by mist |
Viewing conditions were difficult in the murk, but it was surprising that I only managed to locate eight flagged birds. There would have almost certainly have been more, but I doubt I missed many.
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| It always looks strange with a flat sea and no horizon |
No sign of any Peregrines this morning until most Knot had already left to the south. It did find a flock of 700 Knot that had settled on the Sandylands groyne. These too then headed south.
I hadn't planned to go back this evening as it was almost dark, but I was pleased that I did. It was eerily still and quiet. Bizarrely, I could hear the roars from the football stadium, and even more bizarrely, Morecambe scored! (Twice actually, but I only heard the roars from for the first goal).
I managed lo locate a small feeding group of 250 Knot in the twilight, and contrary to this morning there were three flagged birds amongst them and one was a new bird for this winter.
Just out of the recording area Sandylands (Malcolm)
Stonechat 2 female type. One slightly paler bird was on the southern section south of the groyne.
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| Stonechat on the Promenade railings, that is the Sunnyslopes groyne behind |
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| Southern section Stonechat |
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| This one was at the northern end where the houses begin. It is stood on the sea defences in this shot. |
It's always worth a walk along the promenade here, as well as the Stonechats there were 2 Reed Buntings, a Pied Wagtail, Robin and Dunnock. Plus a healthy population of House Sparrows and Starlings, plus of course, the sea and shore beyond.
