A wet start then a dry day with sunny spells. A west(ish) breeze
Janet had a walk from Middleton Nature Reserve to Ocean Edge
Two Roe Deer seen on the reserve
One Chiffchaff singing
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| Tufted Ducks on the main pond |
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| Gadwall pair, Coot and Mallard |
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| Cormorant |
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| Lots of Black-Headed Gulls feeding on the outfalls. |
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| This Shelduck has a black ring, but the code obscured. The likely scheme has been notified. One to watch out for |
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| Rabbit enjoying the sun on Ocean Edge grass |
Heysham skear - Malcolm 14:30 - 16:00
Shag 1 on Conger rock.
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| It was on top of Conger as I walked out. King or Queen of the castle |
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| But not for long..... |
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| .......dethroned by a Cormorant |
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| Later it snook back on, but further down |
Eider 3 - 1 adult male on the water and 2 flying around
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| Eider in front of the harbour and Power Station |
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| Immature Male Eider |
Little Egret 6
Oystercatcher c1500
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| Quite a few of the Oystercatchers are metal ringed, but this one has two metal rings |
Curlew 35
Redshank c300
Knot c500
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| Knot coming in to land. No colour marked birds seen |
Turnstone 30
Looks like we are in for a wild and wet weekend!
