Freezing overnight followed by a sunny morning. More cloud in the afternoon with a light rain shower by evening. A light south(ish) breeze.
Middleton Nature Reserve main pond - Janet
Just a few shots from a quick visit yesterday
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| Gadwall |
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| Plenty of Gadwall on the main pond and then taking flight to the no swimming pond. |
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| Grey Heron |
South shore - Malcolm 11:00 - 12:45
I walked out to the waterline on the rising tide. There were waders today.
Knot c2000
Dunlin c500
Bar-Tailed Godwit c200
But they weren't feeding, just resting along the waterline. By the time I reached them the water was already high around them and they moved further south to rest once more. I followed them a few times, but it was a fool's errand as they continued further and further south.
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| Knot and Dunlin |
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| Knot and Bar-Tailed Godwit |
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| Knot off |
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| Bar-Tailed Godwit |
Higher up the shore
Grey Plover 3
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| Grey Plovers in flight. The saltmarsh behind |
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| Grey Plover |
Redshank 60 around the saltmarsh
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| Redshank |
Lapwing 10
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| One of Janet's shots from here yesterday |
Common Snipe 3 - leaving the marsh quite early in the tide
Black-Tailed Godwit 1 flew SE over my head while I was at the saltmarsh, possibly it had been feeding near Red Nab again. But I didn't see any others
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| Black-Tailed Godwit |
Linnet just 4 seen
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| Linnet - another shot by Janet yesterday |
Reed Bunting 8
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| Reed Bunting |
Shelduck 45
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| Dozing Shelduck |
At Red Nab
Pale-bellied Brent goose 11
Wigeon 60+
Little Egret 3
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| Brent geese, Wigeon, Black-Headed gulls and Oystercatcher |
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| Little Egret |
Just out of the recording area. Heysham Moss Nature Reserve - Janet
Common Snipe 1
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| Reed Bunting |
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| Roebuck |
