Heysham skear (Malcolm) 09:00 - 10:30
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| It was still misty when I set off. One of my daughters spotted me heading out. That's me disappearing into the mist |
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| It was eerily quiet, even the Starlings were silent and subdued |
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| The largest of three groups of Knot |
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| This is looking back to shore at the same time. It was still grim, but the mists were starting to lift. Noise returned to the world! |
Oystercatcher 600
Curlew 35
Redshank 60
Turnstone 40
Sanderling 1 flew west
Dunlin 2 flew south
Ringed Plover, just one seen there were probably others.
Pink-Footed goose 115 south in one skein, another skein of 67 flew north
Eider 6
Red-Breasted Merganser 2
Great Crested Grebe 5
Shag, at least one juvenile
This Cormorant caught a flatfish but was struggling to swallow it. The Great Black-Backed gull was hoping that it would fail.
The next time I looked all the birds were swimming away, and no sign of the fish, suggesting that the Cormorant succeeded.
Gulls just 30, mainly Herring Gulls
Little Egret 16
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| Some of the Little Egrets |
Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)
Green Woodpecker 1 flew past near the golf course
Several Common Darters on both the north and south side of the reserve
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| Male Common Darter |
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| Female Common Darter |
South shore (Malcolm) 13:00 - 14:30
A walk out from the saltmarsh close to shore then back along the waterline on the rising tide.
No Linnets seen
Wheatear 3
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| Wheatear |
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| One of two Common Gulls with several Black-Headed gulls |
Pink-Footed goose 15 south
Wigeon 4
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| Wigeon |
Curlew 180 resting on the mud
Oystercatcher 50 along the water line. The only other waders were:
Dunlin 1
Grey Plover 1
Golden Plover 1
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| Golden Plover and a Dunlin |
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| Golden Plover and the Manxman ferry |
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| Golden Plover |
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| Grey Plover |
