The light morning rained eased by mid morning. Then dry for the remainder of the day. A light breeze, mainly from the NW.
Pete did a couple of checks:
Shag 1 flew from the harbour, its dark plumage suggesting adult
Whooper Swan 5 high to the north
Pink-Footed goose 32 south
Heliport - Malcolm
c3000 Knot roosted again, but they remained on the sloping wall and very few flags were seen.
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| Redshank, Dunlin and Knot |
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| Low clouds/mist rolling down the South Lakes hills |
South shore -Janet
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| These Brent Geese circled the covered Red Nab area a few times before heading off south. The regular birds know when Red Nab is exposed. |
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| Wigeon pair |
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| Cormorants on the wooden jetty |
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| Rock Pipit near the lighthouse |
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| There were two chasing each other then just one feeding. |
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| Plenty of Rabbits along the harbour wall, this one looking like she is about to increase the number |
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| Good visibility today - Piel Castle to the west |
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| Blackpool Tower to the south |
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| Mallard pair on the newt pond in the Nature Park |
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| Bumblebee sp - no butterflies seen today |
Fieldfare 3
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| Fieldfare |
There was a commotion as hundreds of gulls began gathering over the field on the other side of the road.
I guessed that the farmer had been spreading slurry, so I went to check. I was correct.
I thought that there must be at least one Mediterranean gull out of this lot. And I was correct again!
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| Adult Mediterranean gull (left) with Black-Headed gulls |
I scanned all the gulls, there were also Lesser Black-Backed, Herring and Common gulls. But this was the only Med I could find. It had a bit of a limp, unless it was just being careful where it trod!
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