Manx seen but evening Skuas missed

A largely overcast day with some showers. A fresh SW wind became fresher as it drifted to WNW

Pete:

male Common Redstart in buddleia near ferry terminal 

nothing on the sea in poor early am visibility 

Four adult and one 2cy kittiwake on outfalls 

four inbound swallow and a house Martin  

Returned in afternoon but wind nothing like as forecast: 

one Manx Shearwater in, 

c42 Pale-bellied Brent geese red nab.    

South sea wall - Kevin Eaves 14:00

Still 2 adult and a 2nd cy Kittiwake on No.2 outfall

Wheatear 2 near the lighthouse 

Wheatears

Heliport - Malcolm

I was heading to the south shore at 15:00, 90 minutes before high water. But a large flock of Knot circling the Heliport changed plans. At just 7m today's high water barely reached the wall, at this stage in the tide it had just reached the rocks, so a bit of a surprise to have 3000 Knot roosting on the wall. These are some of them coming in, albeit warily.

But they didn't just rest on the wall c150 elected to stand on top. 

Carrion Crows and on one occasion a Swallow passing over lifted all the Knot, when they landed again it was a bit like playing a fruit machine. Some times none of the birds on the top were flagged, usually one and on one occasion, three. But they tended to be the same flagged birds, presumably ones that prefer to be able to see in all directions.

Even sat on top it can be crowded, this orange flagged bird was ringed
at Merseyside in 2024

Swallow spooking the Knot (the other bird is a Starling)

Male Swallow

42 Pale-bellied Brent, presumably the ones seen by Pete on Red Nab, flying north

Two Arctic Skuas seen flying into the bay this evening from Rossall.