Friday, 2 May 2025

Osprey saves the day

Another dry but cooler day, particularly in the morning. A light west(ish) breeze.

Saltmarsh to Red Nab (Malcolm)
Just a short walk this morning.
Little Egret 2 east
Little Egret

Linnet 6
Pied Wagtail 1
There are normally a couple of Wood Pigeons around, but not often 
seen resting on the foreshore 

Rock Pipit 1 on Red Nab
Rock Pipit

Warblers heard singing in the Nature Park
Sedge Warbler - just behind Red Nab, not regular here.
Common Whitethroat 3
Lesser Whitethroat 1
Blackcap 2
Chiffchaff 3

We have now received the details of the ringed Herring gull seen yesterday.
Ringed 05/07/24 as a nestling at Bowland - Langden Head, Lancashire
Yesterday was its first sighting since it was ringed

Middleton Nature Reserve (Kevin Eaves)
Osprey 1 over to the east

Warblers heard:

Blackcap

Cetti's Warbler 

Chiffchaff 

Lesser Whitethroat

Whitethroat

Willow Warbler


Whitethroats were particularly numerous. I was never out of earshot of one!


Brown Silver-line moth in Janet's garden this morning