A dry day with sunny spells, a light NW wind
South shore
I checked first 09:30 - 10:30 (Malcolm) and was the only observer today not to see the Little Gull!
Whimbrel 1 near Red Nab
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| Whimbrel, making short work of a shore crab |
Linnet 22 flew inland from Red Nab, presumably they had been feeding on seeds in the strand line
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| Male Linnet |
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| Two Rock Pipits on Red Nab |
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| Juvenile Mediterranean gull (left) and juvenile Black-Headed gull |
Pete Crooks checked later in the morning
I walked along the seawall from Red Nab to the Harbour:
1 2nd CY Little Gull on the beach between HS1 outfall and the wooden pier, then flew across to HS2 outfall.
12 Mediterranean Gulls - 8 juveniles, 1 2nd CY, 1 3rd CY and 2 adults.
Janet checked this afternoon
It was clear if these Little Egrets were bickering or bonding!
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| Either way it looks very elegant |
The Little Gull was feeding on No.1 outfall
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| 2nd calendar year Little Gull |
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| Cormorant |
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| Curlew |
I checked the shore in front of the saltmarsh this evening (Malcolm)
130 Black-Headed gulls and just 1 adult Mediterranean gull.
A few other gulls including Herring, Lesser Black-Backed and Common
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| Common Gulls |
Whimbrel 2 constantly calling from the saltmarsh
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| Whimbrel (left) and Curlew (right) |
