tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19617031782430759242024-03-18T21:09:39.457+00:00Heysham Bird ObservatoryPete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.comBlogger6107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-22193925590051798512024-03-18T20:59:00.002+00:002024-03-18T21:02:56.778+00:00Brambling best of a good mixA few showers ended by 08:15. After that dry with some prolonged sunny spells. A light SW wind.<div><br /></div><div><i>Heysham Nature Reserve </i></div><div>Jean managed the first ringing session of the year, the pick of the catch was</div><div><b>Brambling</b> 1 x 1st winter female</div><div><br /></div><div><i>North Shore (Pete)</i></div><div><b>Shag</b> 1 adult feeding near conger rock</div><div><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose </b>22 in the same area</div><div> </div><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (MD, JP)</i></div><div>Goosander 6, but a different mix today.</div><div>2 males, and what looks to be an adult female with a first winter bird, plus two more adult females (Malcolm)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy9f8rDOCuVaMZLpV0IyIiHs_-294tvDS9_-kvxUsUjNT0A4mg63lukLYJSspSQVx94klC5og2Ir0ILG-pSrA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>They were still present when Janet checked later and took these excellent shots.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ABPSOs_wGi2at9kgxXodC5AO9w7Nm8a1EI3ORmF5aWZx7HUlieqoGFrjzzebwqT6MorMQJ7mySqnWJusXJLvQF3ZLCZrdiuYGNauvsm0HsfXA_eNq57mwzNpOuoAwXcAJjBnHAzX09AbHXH9_OVa2pKwnKgUoROJaM5PPGTj_62iXAaJwtAexy6CRUY/s3880/IMG_2241.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="3880" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ABPSOs_wGi2at9kgxXodC5AO9w7Nm8a1EI3ORmF5aWZx7HUlieqoGFrjzzebwqT6MorMQJ7mySqnWJusXJLvQF3ZLCZrdiuYGNauvsm0HsfXA_eNq57mwzNpOuoAwXcAJjBnHAzX09AbHXH9_OVa2pKwnKgUoROJaM5PPGTj_62iXAaJwtAexy6CRUY/w400-h250/IMG_2241.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Goosander</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1W6xlWgrhBWvFmC1HiRsoMFhb_FncVnBPsCfCxVTbbM8G6d0qhbbSHpYkYMekpIwWMNnhT93fjeCJ8cOPBeotk_623BqW_thAQvr9TbCudzQjxIqLwhL3I0k69PO_wSsE9iG1v3f_m9IldIGnWDnFkNSYToBbLIvtGhugX82dYX3GLu4HChTqsMdaSZI/s3914/IMG_2240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdW-xS3Y2Lr-F1BL4Hc2WBNL_gJBDWpjGmCep1H5HK3leI-y4EGCXfcCGFnFYyAGjqAKuiNT7g6ywAS92SjVpbCYFXc1zuiizq5P-BfgR1Jv4-rjm7A4B2YuL25g2dndLjYJFrLQB5VBhekeQig816g_MiU_TGF1R8qDh05A_WgnY9yQ6RGu8ez6ZIZhw/s3182/IMG_2239.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2228" data-original-width="3182" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdW-xS3Y2Lr-F1BL4Hc2WBNL_gJBDWpjGmCep1H5HK3leI-y4EGCXfcCGFnFYyAGjqAKuiNT7g6ywAS92SjVpbCYFXc1zuiizq5P-BfgR1Jv4-rjm7A4B2YuL25g2dndLjYJFrLQB5VBhekeQig816g_MiU_TGF1R8qDh05A_WgnY9yQ6RGu8ez6ZIZhw/w400-h280/IMG_2239.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one still has some of the pale face markings of an immature bird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx6wFToVuoFYKmHjbTxdE53YdQuErDVKk0vI2oWaReM1uJhVAWERLBzs_zs6ZRBKNZmqn2ijL42OebBbcNenw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>In the Nature Park<div>Chiffchaff 2</div><div>Goldcrest 2</div><div>Great spotted Woodpecker 1 male</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxzzMZTfBy3U3Pn7BFKNOWBZBKnPxoj9pkF8XfQvVC0MZ4XEcvXTMhoNHKkGq3cfa6fTMakp37Edksx_Encqw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Redwing 2<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4RLX_4f-sdW1WgChb_F65Th-LcIGrnbZFLPchACaEbF0VN-qe0VSiW3Xe3blp8FtzUYOBihm_8VrXtO6Y-7J-5yB5VWlO6SU2U-r-4juUWepAS0z2rcfXcK-bePeeAeR-zozz_M7MFtLTVHEKnkVfO3FPfIP9rrwU5h8exTJnHh_3dn-qX7XC3TD3q1g/w400-h266/IMG_2253.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink-footed geese flying south over Janet's house this afternoon </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> still feeding</span></span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-40906213745498519252024-03-17T20:52:00.000+00:002024-03-17T20:52:18.133+00:00Good coverage <p>Heavy overnight rain, then showers in the morning started at 008:30. A light south wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Shaun made an early start and covered most of the recording area:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Middleton NR 06:30-08:00 </div><div style="text-align: left;">No Swimming Pond.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Grebe pair,</div><div style="text-align: left;">Goosander 4 - 1 male + 3 female </div><div style="text-align: left;">Teal 1 male</div><div style="text-align: left;">Great Spotted Woodpecker pair</div><div style="text-align: left;">Redwing 6</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Cetti's Warbler</b> 5, probably 6 singing, including one near the 'top car park'.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Chiffchaff 14 (all between Main Pond and Tim Butler, with just one singing).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Nature Park walk to Red Nab.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Chiffchaff 4, </div><div style="text-align: left;">Goldcrest 2 </div><div style="text-align: left;">Long-tailed Tit 5 </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Bar-tailed Godwit 7 feeding next to wooden jetty. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Later in the afternoon there were 2 Goldcrest in the scrub by the lighthouse - Kevin Eaves</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">From Knowlys Rd</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent Goose</b> 32 off play area</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Shag</b> on the smaller rock close to Condor Rock </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I just managed a couple of short morning checks (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ocean Edge foreshore during a shower (not much!)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Meadow Pipit 4 and Pied Wagtail 1 grounded</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Imperial Rd </div><div style="text-align: left;">I just called in between showers mid morning, there was a lot going on.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Peregrine Falcon 1 south</div><div style="text-align: left;">Kestrel 1 male north</div><div style="text-align: left;">No sign of Buzzards today</div><div style="text-align: left;">Greylag Goose 4</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydTLqEn042uyOZLML1G_6xE0kvRNJ2cBNzYRWpFvSrzmciEYERjuQkGbS5dKr3QMoJS-n2rjTI3__vnJMPu750-8NfpJWwtOK5qnJBEJYrPCTgmrEctpaGQ7XWps-0eefc1ukjTONdtZMgGD7q_ohKQC5G7XiNN0YF_wAbWcP4u3GMbNEW44-VCbp3BU/s500/IMG_2024-03-17-141308.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydTLqEn042uyOZLML1G_6xE0kvRNJ2cBNzYRWpFvSrzmciEYERjuQkGbS5dKr3QMoJS-n2rjTI3__vnJMPu750-8NfpJWwtOK5qnJBEJYrPCTgmrEctpaGQ7XWps-0eefc1ukjTONdtZMgGD7q_ohKQC5G7XiNN0YF_wAbWcP4u3GMbNEW44-VCbp3BU/s16000/IMG_2024-03-17-141308.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greylag coming in to land</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Shelduck 3, although not for long, on this occasion 3 was a crowd.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxvL4KvK1sOfD3lxH3GFDcL39UcRvpSdy3kgl9dl2oON47EA6mhb5K2vUgT4b6Jr1O5l7QW-TMZQZBREGhgCg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Mallard 2<div>Teal 2</div><div>Gadwall 6 south</div><div><br /></div><div>Wood Pigeon 21</div><div>Redwing 1</div><div>Jackdaw 25</div><div>Magpie 13</div><div>Carrion Crow 4</div><div>Meadow Pipit 5 north</div><div>Chiffchaff 1 singing</div><div>Greenfinch 15 seemed to be waiting for the rain to stop, these are just some of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw2FgeCEqzShZyS3e61M2OQBvCcHzHgO0GA5buFxq1x6u5gWD89OtdQXhYOnwSn9C2zPVdAjft1NzfkjbfINA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> still feeding</span></span></p></div><div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-52536086911074465052024-03-16T20:50:00.004+00:002024-03-16T22:12:30.164+00:00Chiffchaff arrive.....in numbers<p>A dry morning with a warm sunny spell. Overcast in the afternoon with light showers.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Myself (Malcolm), Shaun Coyle and Josh Hedley covered roughly the same areas at different times today. The following is Josh's report amended with aggregate counts when there is definitely no overlap.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Middleton NR </span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mute Swan- 8 (2 adult each No Swimming and Tim Butler ponds, 4 immature Main)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gadwall- 1 (Main)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mallard- 5 (Main)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Goosander- 2 redheads (No swimming)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Little Grebe- 2 (1 each No swimming and Main)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Coot- 4 (2 Main, 2 No swimming)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Moorhen- 5</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cetti's Warbler</b> 6 singing males</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chiffchaff- 16+ (8 birds in song)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Goldcrest 2</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Song Thrush- 1</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;">Reed Bunting- 1 </div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><b>Stock Dove</b>- 3</div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Meadow Pipit- 5 over</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>This is one of the Meadow Pipit taking a break to spruce up</i></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwbUAkmfSFOJIuS4HoYg1cLrSBro5-t0-UTWy3nYSzDf5giAnXstvzOqNyA0cFP7CXd1i0UyniZQJ3gEv2RVw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Harbour/ Outfalls area</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Red-breasted Merganser- 2 drakes near wooden jetty</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rock Pipit- 3 (1 Red Nab, 1 Waterfall, 1 sea wall)</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4EnUCVfPnAf-fD0rMi8VcRMKULYXQz63w-pDjHL4WUCm2yuAmP1R5pgz5uMWzMFaExb4hgaDAlJ_VudabTdKAs9cxECuygu1jOHx2JqfZi8aAFVrb1uCZXWeH5EF5iPrxOpjS5ys43QYBW85ChQY-L8DP0jrbAGNuIMuXehzv-xShIlw1nL2szLazFU/s1328/IMG_2216.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="1328" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC4EnUCVfPnAf-fD0rMi8VcRMKULYXQz63w-pDjHL4WUCm2yuAmP1R5pgz5uMWzMFaExb4hgaDAlJ_VudabTdKAs9cxECuygu1jOHx2JqfZi8aAFVrb1uCZXWeH5EF5iPrxOpjS5ys43QYBW85ChQY-L8DP0jrbAGNuIMuXehzv-xShIlw1nL2szLazFU/w400-h300/IMG_2216.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waterfall Rock Pipit by Josh</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wheatear 2 males grounded on the roundhead during an afternoon shower</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose </b>28 (24 and 4) arrived at Red Nab from the north side towards high water.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pink-Footed goose a lone, and lonely sounding, individual flew north</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmCGIQzB4Dxj1I3fAYDjZbuwJtjaMuhxP4UAAmNLm0t7tmkFpyejVdcdX3y_LLfg6Cu29Hx7XlmVpTxyJknCymqH7NlpGv31U78BPqBQ9bzXNxCkMbR19x2VyPZe68DjcmiOCFZ7ZB0wMfXncHHJaADJam9xjgDrGkvTY1V11vFzvqlnHZ1178ki7djA/s500/IMG_2217.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivmCGIQzB4Dxj1I3fAYDjZbuwJtjaMuhxP4UAAmNLm0t7tmkFpyejVdcdX3y_LLfg6Cu29Hx7XlmVpTxyJknCymqH7NlpGv31U78BPqBQ9bzXNxCkMbR19x2VyPZe68DjcmiOCFZ7ZB0wMfXncHHJaADJam9xjgDrGkvTY1V11vFzvqlnHZ1178ki7djA/s16000/IMG_2217.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pinkfoot, calling so much that I was expecting a flock to fly over (Malcolm)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />These three Long-Tailed Tits were on the wispy willow growing out of the sea wall at Red Nab. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Just one visible in this clip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyQHmPdWjOhq5BIvUHH2uV01YJo1LPDEg2PeD8PNP-CEqakDKUJTtpGmDN8QeiceYPiqMuaoBZgsyKL9UxoKA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuR45-jWoceNRK85m4N9BcMKk6EtijK1NeJK1k7JjikSOeMbuwowVUeuYSjFRAKgeg5YcuF3VcWaEiDyb5QcM_vTNx4Q_MQWkeVkbZWXM5XLlGBzNZgv6rrTlisiV0mIdsNzikfLKzRsSpyTA1V49pFU62vNMIDhbVAFP4gs9AMECBYDh_1k0VIKr9ivc/s500/IMG_2218.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuR45-jWoceNRK85m4N9BcMKk6EtijK1NeJK1k7JjikSOeMbuwowVUeuYSjFRAKgeg5YcuF3VcWaEiDyb5QcM_vTNx4Q_MQWkeVkbZWXM5XLlGBzNZgv6rrTlisiV0mIdsNzikfLKzRsSpyTA1V49pFU62vNMIDhbVAFP4gs9AMECBYDh_1k0VIKr9ivc/s16000/IMG_2218.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ringed Chiffchaff (nice to have them back)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="gmail_default" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><br /></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Heysham NR</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sparrowhawk- 1</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Peregrine- 1 </span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Goldcrest- 4 along dog walk track</span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chiffchaff- 1 dog walk track (<i><b>bringing the absolute minimum this morning to 20</b>)</i></span></div><div class="gmail_default" data-originalcomputedfontsize="16" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Meadow Pipit- 1</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> still feeding</span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-118364575270407822024-03-15T20:50:00.001+00:002024-03-15T22:30:12.540+00:00Arrivals and departures <p>A mainly dry day after overnight rain. A fresh SW drifting to NW breeze.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Heysham skear - low later 09:10 (MD)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 44 - they had been resting amongst the honeycomb worm reefs along the north edge of the skear. There is nothing for them to eat here. As the tide was making, first 37 then 7 flew off but only settled along the southern edge of the skear, where again there is nothing for them to eat. These are the 37 flying off, it provides a nice view of the reefs on the north side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzyELM5drL59I18WTPVk5CLjqkFPpGBU_T3YU7B8LL0bSI7MMgxVxizaBeBKGk3Vfcavl9qDL2h_mNpE1Kh_Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Eider 220 - this is a nice clip of a female, demonstrating how water runs of a duck's back.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxQcBNEyb8ggunCIaqms3CmmPZhyE0eBW0XUw2NkZKFRwo9--t3TftliM3d2rvMeBq0oduIuq-iZtLMGSiq2A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>Wigeon 4 on the sea before flying north (departing?)</div><div>Red-breasted Merganser 7 (2 males)</div><div>Great Crested Grebe 6 (3 pairs)</div><div><b>Shag</b> 1 adult feeding</div><div>Knot only c100 other waders similar to recent.</div><div>Carrion Crow 22 along the honeycomb worm beds on the south side. These are a few of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzA9PpOBd3qK8yMr4bZhXbjOkyQv2_nwSkhv4MaCxFtn1t6CmS2RmI-cTlFD9bp5TqBkyZC8tqug-FSJV1wmg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>Alba Wagtail and Meadow Pipit one each flew north early in the walk when I was still quite close to shore.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)</i></div><div>Goosander 6 - another male has arrived. I suspect this is the new male as he greets the others as he joins them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxzqGvmFMrXJs-hhm2tMCa0CLlmHuYOcl3HBD3l0zdQDpxiUPNNrP-a3Z5XOsUaoBPbCun0qZ8ZqNnupdl-6A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENJEbGoDCIo0Okd5yl2l55zck0iMbKMBQL5_-wJnUhm6F13J_LB1akoOgh6XyDKoFnzxaLRqiBx5GFpjINTE59o1LDBxeE8zCv_llmlbCNVhUADCUOh4tz5j51nkwb1tPInq-MGUdru-jA8SOxZYKNAFxnvcJ2P7VmKHu4jqrJrphS5kU1dximosmLWA/s550/IMG_2211.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENJEbGoDCIo0Okd5yl2l55zck0iMbKMBQL5_-wJnUhm6F13J_LB1akoOgh6XyDKoFnzxaLRqiBx5GFpjINTE59o1LDBxeE8zCv_llmlbCNVhUADCUOh4tz5j51nkwb1tPInq-MGUdru-jA8SOxZYKNAFxnvcJ2P7VmKHu4jqrJrphS5kU1dximosmLWA/s16000/IMG_2211.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Six Goosander!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Also at the "no swimming" pond</div><div>Little Grebe 1</div><div><b>Cetti's Warbler</b> 1 singing</div><div><br /></div><div><i>South shore (MD)</i></div><div>The 37 Brent turned up at Red Nab.</div><div>Wigeon 220</div><div>No sign of the Black Redstart </div><div>Wheatear 1 male on the foreshore - first of the year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtkfBJCxWrbraqR1Ffh2NBALmCmvYnLjX1sjMYRP3meeHXfO8Uc62QNUjqr932WHdu0-N28ufi1tDCj5yH21WkAtnY_pCUdZD5xdLmYHfF5xN1Io4wnfzuVHV7KFJNrpiwR6tQPLVUUzSh6yLvuqKC1P3dJyHNZPNW8nl7sUsruKN_xdL9enOy-IFIyc/s16000/IMG_2212.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Wheatear</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Rock Pipit 6 - one each on Red Nab and foreshore, plus four together feeding on the spring tides flotsam on the saltmarsh.</div><div><br /></div><div>Redwing 1 skulking in the Elder bush near the waterfall (definitely departing)</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfH-aLoWgu7AoSdJxKt4I-OG4B0varQzzGTD9JbbHRIpkIRe1vD4rKiIV5pVkt5pxFI7CmgOdjjktXqcw0yYl4x4t8r02gqp1uWANOa5b7N3w0kFHVGegy3OLsR5rN1PFgC5nZeSTv-EIQLZ8fpTcGTuQsKssitiymn0axAeT0oV_0EaFe-zTI1zDH0s/s4896/P1140479.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijfH-aLoWgu7AoSdJxKt4I-OG4B0varQzzGTD9JbbHRIpkIRe1vD4rKiIV5pVkt5pxFI7CmgOdjjktXqcw0yYl4x4t8r02gqp1uWANOa5b7N3w0kFHVGegy3OLsR5rN1PFgC5nZeSTv-EIQLZ8fpTcGTuQsKssitiymn0axAeT0oV_0EaFe-zTI1zDH0s/w400-h300/P1140479.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> still feeding</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Heysham Moss Nature Reserve </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Janet checked this morning. A mobile group of seven thrushes contained at least two Redwing</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5WCE4ymlrum8t1Pb8fHM8vrnkN5cIo-nt0UbM0JVLFSpzQ2vfxBZiYUoyq1xLPE5Q3cNELuTKWmQZZ3w0fHZXNxKQ73o2KNppucvq1IItBIFgqA5MI_KAIr9yLJLLHXNDnni8pAWeGtNWcm9UEPdvoMYr_V6mNDF5UyfrTTp0Oakmv8g1drXralynHc/s4004/IMG_2213.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2341" data-original-width="4004" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ5WCE4ymlrum8t1Pb8fHM8vrnkN5cIo-nt0UbM0JVLFSpzQ2vfxBZiYUoyq1xLPE5Q3cNELuTKWmQZZ3w0fHZXNxKQ73o2KNppucvq1IItBIFgqA5MI_KAIr9yLJLLHXNDnni8pAWeGtNWcm9UEPdvoMYr_V6mNDF5UyfrTTp0Oakmv8g1drXralynHc/w400-h234/IMG_2213.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Redwings</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="s1"><br /></span><p></p></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-3826587801825940122024-03-14T20:48:00.003+00:002024-03-14T21:19:45.557+00:00Better<p>It rained for most of the morning, but not as heavily as yesterday. Showers in the afternoon. A light south wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Pete managed a short lunchtime seawatch:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Two Red throated diver together flying out but distant </div><div style="text-align: left;">single Sand Martin - first of the year</div><div style="text-align: left;">6 Meadow pipit flying in over sea</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Shag</b> 1 on wooden jetty</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Heysham Nature Reserve </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Siskin 1 - Jean</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South shore (MD, JP)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a quick walk along the foreshore early morning (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">Black Redstart </span></b>- the "missing" female type from yesterday was showing well along the foreshore despite the rain. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyn861BOr7mWP5mv5-KrErtR8V3A51XkhYYQ5U2Ra5qr0apbDwyt46KnqT_V_Ju0iDJ160wOM-Aqby8HcM_9Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQWE4IQ0C4YPu0nySIYmwkaeR_4D_7YpOvCOb8o6KAinX7PNk4M8lhhnynsXjkIWK3_KsIDLWLMvqN9pM_XGe5JtTc2fz5Zsibt2-wHJHQnDyeD3s5nXsb73jODnleaNZe4DEkEwE408ozbFcMHl2CkfPIEaCj3qlREp6hoZ4S5oUeu-navgkTeT6OFw/s5624/IMG_2201.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3546" data-original-width="5624" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkQWE4IQ0C4YPu0nySIYmwkaeR_4D_7YpOvCOb8o6KAinX7PNk4M8lhhnynsXjkIWK3_KsIDLWLMvqN9pM_XGe5JtTc2fz5Zsibt2-wHJHQnDyeD3s5nXsb73jODnleaNZe4DEkEwE408ozbFcMHl2CkfPIEaCj3qlREp6hoZ4S5oUeu-navgkTeT6OFw/w400-h253/IMG_2201.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was still showing well later in the morning when Janet checked,<br />and was still there, but drier, when I checked again towards high water</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Meadow Pipit 26 grounded on Ocean Edge grass</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzVujmJdYNe-ToyNAQoXq3tHQITAPPC85GdfAJ6xigVjsdophNXu1Q4SS-HrbDbi4XbnezkJ-_NWbF3EX3myA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Rock Pipit 2 - one on Red Nab and this one on the foreshore <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyUBxp_KrRXumkTk-wKqrOvVcG8we2aWpu7aEUK2fleYvd0kU8AHs_7t-ceM9JDW1wJLPNpb0xvpNeoqkdbtw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Sparrowhawk 1 flushed all the Meadow Pipits<div><br /></div><div>When Janet checked later a male <b>Stonechat</b> had arrived</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-frIA3n8Ml3agjH-qUIGqKckfCV9IaTOAJKl_i08lu4ZKQkqPyF4gbMLl-DPbR0gzMpyGjeWI40cislej6Y60a5GwctsEEgA5jkwnHZxKm4lQDH0fJBpQ_6Bb3pKuEwnTbD5brskSQXD9YXg8W0zKaMz_cCNIUoF5k5N6d4Qyu8H3gdNqrOJa8OOnS4/s2981/IMG_2202.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="2981" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-frIA3n8Ml3agjH-qUIGqKckfCV9IaTOAJKl_i08lu4ZKQkqPyF4gbMLl-DPbR0gzMpyGjeWI40cislej6Y60a5GwctsEEgA5jkwnHZxKm4lQDH0fJBpQ_6Bb3pKuEwnTbD5brskSQXD9YXg8W0zKaMz_cCNIUoF5k5N6d4Qyu8H3gdNqrOJa8OOnS4/w400-h290/IMG_2202.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>It was still there when I returned just after lunch, at least the rain had stopped by this time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzcrKa3GEmDkf4gLTw9DVVqqwCT49xdu5kZgwUiCfD_rgd5rzSf8xTlX-o6UWEFummgOpSB7wjm1MNecvwrDA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 30 feeding on Red Nab before flying south when displaced by the tide. Although all the rocks are green with gutweed it is very short and they have to work hard for very meagre reward.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx6Gfu0S-g1_N5JF2H2-cYcRvKppLFmrt_O5llKm7ogGWJECgzcaOajxfKKpqdgUPip8QR_eYrB6tkzGQDU6w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>Wigeon 200</div><div>Weasel 1 scurried across the car parking area at the Nature Park.</div><div><br /></div><div>A quick 17:00 check by Angela Gillon failed to locate the Black Redstart, but a Reed Bunting was grounded on the foreshore rocks.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)</i></div><div>We now have an unprecedented 5 Goosander on the "no swimming" pond. Another male had joined them today.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNESDfjQcgOh6eSlurCEhd3oiXpHFteZF4iwF1uqIpuzz4oZYwnT-02Bg-ECmP_lq8ex3pRM2h9AIkV6hExcdzfQn4I76aIcny9VdSoJcbkz67OlRrvhnjcJPH9l7NHERB418ML1jjLNtnUyq7x2PQu27S2smNePYlRlH4-YPhoCAjv9qj78HLa6Jw5uI/s500/IMG_2203.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNESDfjQcgOh6eSlurCEhd3oiXpHFteZF4iwF1uqIpuzz4oZYwnT-02Bg-ECmP_lq8ex3pRM2h9AIkV6hExcdzfQn4I76aIcny9VdSoJcbkz67OlRrvhnjcJPH9l7NHERB418ML1jjLNtnUyq7x2PQu27S2smNePYlRlH4-YPhoCAjv9qj78HLa6Jw5uI/s16000/IMG_2203.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Goosanders</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxJjByiO739YQu2oR_g3kmYfIIci8wJKaUkyhhujImp8qW2m5YSf42EVAkt35ShUN3znc640_OCtZcwG347jA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have yet to see one dive. I take that to mean that there are plenty of suitably sized fish (I only know of Perch in this pond) and they can catch one easily whenever they are hungry. It must be why they are here. (Malcolm)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Imperial Rd (MD)</i></div><div>I checked first thing and there wasn't a single gull feeding on the harrowed field (see yesterday's post)</div><div>Buzzard 1</div><div>Jackdaw 15</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">still feeding</span></span></p><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-67302186772786517902024-03-13T20:52:00.002+00:002024-03-13T20:57:16.402+00:00Today was a no StarterIt pretty much rained all day today. A south to SW wind.<div><br /></div><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve </i></div><div>Still 4 Goosander on the "no swimming" pond. </div><div><b>Cetti's warbler</b> 1 singing</div><div><br /></div><div><i>South shore</i></div><div>Today's title refers to the absence of any known sightings of the Black Redstart.</div><div><br /></div><div>I had a walk along the sea wall late morning on the rising tide (Malcolm)</div><div><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose </b>- just 4 arrived at Red Nab. </div><div>Wigeon 320</div><div>Shelduck 2</div><div><b>Shag</b> 1 adult resting on the wooden jetty.</div><div>There were no gulls at all feeding on the outflows - more on this later.</div><div>Redshank 60</div><div>Rock Pipit 3</div><div><br /></div><div>It was lashing down when I reached the roundhead so I sheltered behind the lighthouse a while. It wasn't possible to see the buoys out from the north wall, partly because of the rain reducing visibility, but mainly because the fast running incoming spring tide had reduced the amount of buoy showing. As the rain eased slightly what remained of the buoys came into view.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifluy0s12Wg9-W9Q7DQyahadaXcsZ2K2nodUVLBt2AdqGxYZAsuUlUkBN98sySY6zrSN0s_oHQuaClr5kE-97S10UjKbq7kR-O0g600fbRMc6Hz0RorqUmFjv35xXXjbfVr3A00K8GzyLhc4r19NMxUnagZpv1KrxmGAyu1b-Oe9Yaua_gb17vPdnP-A/s550/IMG_2192.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifluy0s12Wg9-W9Q7DQyahadaXcsZ2K2nodUVLBt2AdqGxYZAsuUlUkBN98sySY6zrSN0s_oHQuaClr5kE-97S10UjKbq7kR-O0g600fbRMc6Hz0RorqUmFjv35xXXjbfVr3A00K8GzyLhc4r19NMxUnagZpv1KrxmGAyu1b-Oe9Yaua_gb17vPdnP-A/s16000/IMG_2192.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Both buoys had only their tips showing. I hadn't expected to see the southern (left) one at all as it had been <br />completely submerged on much less forceful tides. Whatever was tangled to its chain must have been freed.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jUSpoM8eYpk-e0gLfY1cOn90b3RRqbH88kgQNrQ8_THXuVf5s84kWOBvrw23blcJ02SHoNvISPtC0Y1cbOypJDeo-4FgpKcjuqvHuBUcbun6Sze14fgNFpBL1W3_-P4pmOnqbm-6JoE8Ca9nNKGw_UoaeywX2Q6amdg1XBOA7w3VTjFTXXGIZ6nUsCI/s550/IMG_2193.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6jUSpoM8eYpk-e0gLfY1cOn90b3RRqbH88kgQNrQ8_THXuVf5s84kWOBvrw23blcJ02SHoNvISPtC0Y1cbOypJDeo-4FgpKcjuqvHuBUcbun6Sze14fgNFpBL1W3_-P4pmOnqbm-6JoE8Ca9nNKGw_UoaeywX2Q6amdg1XBOA7w3VTjFTXXGIZ6nUsCI/s16000/IMG_2193.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today's tide at 10.4m really rips through. This is the northern buoy, which is normally barely effected by the tide</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><i>Imperial Rd</i></div><div>I had a quick look early this morning (Malcolm). But the farmer was harrowing the pastures just east of the road. Nothing about then, but I thought the effect of harrowing might attract something later, so I went back this afternoon.</div><div>The fields were absolutely packed with Gulls, no wonder the outflows were deserted.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBHEOvW71Ixy4Ep3LfkzjveXBkVwE4uyudZTgz_hORQPiBT2-YLAu47VgdAQRdcO4DL20tgdj_okOMU1hSQ8sfFhoorro2VKzvX1JrayFh9eyWdWydZysAY1Il8V8u6byK9OgnVsROEtQvmfi3BMuWWBtd2XM8BknnbZfRCkJRxTrTYjhYJtia1ZovzU/s550/IMG_2194.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBHEOvW71Ixy4Ep3LfkzjveXBkVwE4uyudZTgz_hORQPiBT2-YLAu47VgdAQRdcO4DL20tgdj_okOMU1hSQ8sfFhoorro2VKzvX1JrayFh9eyWdWydZysAY1Il8V8u6byK9OgnVsROEtQvmfi3BMuWWBtd2XM8BknnbZfRCkJRxTrTYjhYJtia1ZovzU/s16000/IMG_2194.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are just a fraction of the gulls, there were also thousands of Starlings</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I had just started going through the gulls to see if there was anything different, when suddenly everything went up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dybgjJWCvi_4rhrxSdk8MwziGt6dfD7k9q4vIcOWPaWZiIahjLucZeZ1IRrBwVE-9kEm7Kf-QIjbURo1yT44A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9XwtzAzXHcOm-8obQDj3KXkw984B14CydPRvY-lGCVRMn-k5Q-gN0t-_fawZhHfVZA_rKQy26xYX9moF0SbwFcODRoveFLZyFYzcAFrE2d2hHVYWQei3KhYtYoiTl2Jal967kt3YsFraF3phPRlWeMFYXvvW2WZN6dgLs0aQodUaLzZOSmJ6___oBP4/s550/IMG_2195.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9XwtzAzXHcOm-8obQDj3KXkw984B14CydPRvY-lGCVRMn-k5Q-gN0t-_fawZhHfVZA_rKQy26xYX9moF0SbwFcODRoveFLZyFYzcAFrE2d2hHVYWQei3KhYtYoiTl2Jal967kt3YsFraF3phPRlWeMFYXvvW2WZN6dgLs0aQodUaLzZOSmJ6___oBP4/s16000/IMG_2195.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of three startling flocks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I couldn't see what had spooked them, a reaction like this comes from a perceived threat. Not typically what you would expect here from a Buzzard passing over.</div><div>But eventually that's all I could find, but it was two Buzzards (presumably the residents) chasing off a third. So the ensuing turmoil might have been what triggered the gulls to panic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzVta_-e39TwuJsYfyhwlgn2g7YkH91CdlocGTtpaJgLlP8N3kbUoKAL8kgJWt_HFC9uA2BFJ8MCafBZ6narA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_FCHZz-LGAe9VTUhRRG_wZ7BPYtZq6_2DO4MeM4yGRx1tOhGpQe4Jx5amqm30UpuR5ood-HBUlTDcAivnu4uNFxfemxnTtxpQpDt6h712OnsfF1xhtRCaKXVLWms40SzHMAbISZ6m_67bKjjeNhcgWs7Bx7MIvnbi-0HU7bSOBGem1gvo0yOQQMtZ1s/s500/IMG_2197.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik_FCHZz-LGAe9VTUhRRG_wZ7BPYtZq6_2DO4MeM4yGRx1tOhGpQe4Jx5amqm30UpuR5ood-HBUlTDcAivnu4uNFxfemxnTtxpQpDt6h712OnsfF1xhtRCaKXVLWms40SzHMAbISZ6m_67bKjjeNhcgWs7Bx7MIvnbi-0HU7bSOBGem1gvo0yOQQMtZ1s/s16000/IMG_2197.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Three Common Buzzards</td></tr></tbody></table>It was getting late and the gulls didn't return, but I would imagine that the fields will attract gulls again tomorrow. <div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">feeding in the field next to the paddock</span></span></p></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-38776576736610356142024-03-12T20:52:00.001+00:002024-03-12T21:51:43.801+00:00Pretty much the same.......just wetter!<p>It rained, quite heavily at times, till just before lunch, then the SE wind switched to SW and it remained dry.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately, I only had time for a morning walk today and managed a good soaking (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South Shore</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">Black Redstart </span></b>- the female type was half way along Ocean Edge foreshore. Fortunately it was still around when Janet checked in the afternoon. These are some of her shots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgUGCy2YsyublvnLiN8JJ53O5MlLiDzP1Ti1KB7kCP7uU9VF1Y1urUS4YttCi8Z0ilY07xWltXm16KFbhOhHXYfikKFSry7TnTPMihf5cRRlC83W66HcSD0I50WeYfFzKW_6CuBW5_y6whyphenhyphenIag9oKqyd_PbtjOSVPmOVhUpwQxBHMJ8WJJSvoX4yLgDk/s4623/IMG_2187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="4623" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdgUGCy2YsyublvnLiN8JJ53O5MlLiDzP1Ti1KB7kCP7uU9VF1Y1urUS4YttCi8Z0ilY07xWltXm16KFbhOhHXYfikKFSry7TnTPMihf5cRRlC83W66HcSD0I50WeYfFzKW_6CuBW5_y6whyphenhyphenIag9oKqyd_PbtjOSVPmOVhUpwQxBHMJ8WJJSvoX4yLgDk/w400-h245/IMG_2187.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjQzrF6V3Gveh2zxWGRkJiO3S3q7FVkjHOTVKOurgzaLh1G3QTwUjbfrORFbL0Xurs9LdZARFEkfgorHoLuTj_T_4sSiyYX-8G2yuIA6MbWnGvPEFLrz1vLUggEruBhJzKkDQ_I8XuLEujHpFJ78ItJvxSDw0gfu63zFd4LDUv1j6T6N8NMlxamUyKgI/s2834/IMG_2188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2375" data-original-width="2834" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjQzrF6V3Gveh2zxWGRkJiO3S3q7FVkjHOTVKOurgzaLh1G3QTwUjbfrORFbL0Xurs9LdZARFEkfgorHoLuTj_T_4sSiyYX-8G2yuIA6MbWnGvPEFLrz1vLUggEruBhJzKkDQ_I8XuLEujHpFJ78ItJvxSDw0gfu63zFd4LDUv1j6T6N8NMlxamUyKgI/w400-h335/IMG_2188.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose </b>23 - flew from the north side to Red Nab before being moved on by the high spring tide.<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Wigeon 250 many taking advantage of the high tide to access gutweed on some of the close in rocks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Shag</b> 1 probably the adult on the wooden jetty </div><div style="text-align: left;">Rock Pipit 3</div><div style="text-align: left;">The other day I showed how the cormorants disable large Bass they catch by breaking their gill filaments. This both starves them of oxygen and causes severe blood loss. Today's sequence shows that better (fortunately this was beside No.2 outflow, providing shelter from the rain).</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_Cqb-f5zNDv6nE5iakVkEcaVRC4Gblo78MEJv3MwroW0pUlErNfCVyySo-HM_5w8VEVY-Tq2bKV2-O_g8EQ13x8ppkzaQczfnY2demcSr3yRMQDutB4XGY4gtvpbj1KtAfAV3QzhYx9j1T0Zz-7rlyZ6OvKBevq-FI1iMZhFERaPN8Tcd4u9DPNN5DM/s2160/IMG_2185.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE_Cqb-f5zNDv6nE5iakVkEcaVRC4Gblo78MEJv3MwroW0pUlErNfCVyySo-HM_5w8VEVY-Tq2bKV2-O_g8EQ13x8ppkzaQczfnY2demcSr3yRMQDutB4XGY4gtvpbj1KtAfAV3QzhYx9j1T0Zz-7rlyZ6OvKBevq-FI1iMZhFERaPN8Tcd4u9DPNN5DM/w400-h300/IMG_2185.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Cormorant drags its hooked bill tip through the gills. At this point<br />the Bass is still active and the Cormorant is at risk of being stabbed by the <br />Bass' needle sharp dorsal fin spines. You can see them in this shot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This clip is less than a minute later and the Cormorant senses no resistance from the Bass. It dives one last time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyNLHpyJfXmypc1atijGERkjAemw9jenOhxUOram8eh7JWLSqz8kbOlFVuGtEKcFpzggT5N6a07YBdcBL6Qsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>When it resurfaces it swallows the Bass. It takes a little longer than the other day as this Bass is slightly larger, plus there is still some slight movement from the Bass. Even so, it doesn't take long.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzVL2aaugvHvWpDKb6Mju092kkTdUO5Nhjvyq7eRfKvzG0J31E87XNOXaAgOiMDWjmYa-x_1Z8h1VZJCX9R0A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would be interested to know how long a meal this size will sate a Cormorant (Malcolm)</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just I was heading back to my car through the Nature Park, the rain stopped! Two Goldcrest were flitting through the trees. This is a rubbish clip of one of them, but there is precious little else today. It does show how active they are through the trees, it only stopped briefly for a post rain preen. Unfortunately not long enough for me to get it in focus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzaci_FhfrMW2d2YthgOusJCQzHzpb3yMsIrqo1BvZF6qFN-nwL5MCZjwDLeWkqLvaXutPwUl9XSIVSucd5ig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Middleton Nature Reserve </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Goosander 4 - 1 male. On "no swimming" pond</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> feeding in the field next to the horse paddock. It was by itself this morning, but yesterday it had two feeding companions </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz18PgLn4ftBh7ktraOdN3moUW7T4vULfVQpp6lSNTWtEE3CONqdLKaK5OwME0zmPO-IJHLWPoZpMY37UQH9Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><span style="color: #0b5394;"><div style="text-align: center;">Ibis, Shelduck and Redshank </div></span><p></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-32806950257229732922024-03-11T20:49:00.001+00:002024-03-11T21:16:18.946+00:00Day five........<p>A dry largely overcast day. A light variable breeze first from the east then later from the west.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South Shore</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">Black Redstart </span></b>1 female type was more elusive today and was seen at both the slipway and Red Nab ends of Ocean Edge foreshore. Today's shots by Janet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoycNv3goTslZGI_ZyIex9Ho7uXrhTbXeNNkdmr24Dcc1y2uN8tMmxNXnSpJ8Zj-AaqpFbp4KF2pAqYElWO7uZB-N4tfREpaIkYB_saI7CV82pemLmmcUoK9SWIFxPSs6nnhQ1CIUllf4wAY490NBFk4qC9NyZCNdg7_-HnbEH-d_AaBYrKrwTNaNj5s/s5917/IMG_2176.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4056" data-original-width="5917" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXoycNv3goTslZGI_ZyIex9Ho7uXrhTbXeNNkdmr24Dcc1y2uN8tMmxNXnSpJ8Zj-AaqpFbp4KF2pAqYElWO7uZB-N4tfREpaIkYB_saI7CV82pemLmmcUoK9SWIFxPSs6nnhQ1CIUllf4wAY490NBFk4qC9NyZCNdg7_-HnbEH-d_AaBYrKrwTNaNj5s/w400-h274/IMG_2176.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVn8gYc4jDoTB_pcpt6OgMK9mesdHGPhB_mJYcqXC48XjUs_9kAe8LZwy7xFgEFKUb5vHzpefOzvFPzadIid0lfhyP4gBtx5mojL5ttVWyC3-S4i0k9vbKDH8GMTP2nkJbyQkDc7xXNqMUs1R7nViX_oNY7PZRg6pz4zKgVLINDA9aulT5wiJjy-KGdk/s4060/IMG_2177.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="4060" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVn8gYc4jDoTB_pcpt6OgMK9mesdHGPhB_mJYcqXC48XjUs_9kAe8LZwy7xFgEFKUb5vHzpefOzvFPzadIid0lfhyP4gBtx5mojL5ttVWyC3-S4i0k9vbKDH8GMTP2nkJbyQkDc7xXNqMUs1R7nViX_oNY7PZRg6pz4zKgVLINDA9aulT5wiJjy-KGdk/w400-h256/IMG_2177.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcWQzA9dXa9UtMvqHUrqNtAEgKRYaSAxlbShPgzWj2N8M2xxiHHAPMEC-IVQ43BCIpXPbQ67p3CWL6u9uzR9B8l-dIZTewsmJfH0ept_eHiqpMbrodC9XbTtniG-JPXUO2nYYm2cg6Zyk7zim10pV1xHBhYo7WdhnKqPmo879P1OS7u8mJTSbOVTmsfY/s4758/IMG_2178.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2938" data-original-width="4758" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcWQzA9dXa9UtMvqHUrqNtAEgKRYaSAxlbShPgzWj2N8M2xxiHHAPMEC-IVQ43BCIpXPbQ67p3CWL6u9uzR9B8l-dIZTewsmJfH0ept_eHiqpMbrodC9XbTtniG-JPXUO2nYYm2cg6Zyk7zim10pV1xHBhYo7WdhnKqPmo879P1OS7u8mJTSbOVTmsfY/w400-h248/IMG_2178.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Shag</b> 1 adult resting on the wooden jetty at high water. This shot by Kevin Eaves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4P2t14i3OOtX4tCAJiYOYAwb8cMqDDs4tw2_zl6ZV-Ev4rznlphyEl7UmH3g7KZv5dlYbTxjplKKdNUTVd_QaL-yjt0RGopvSZGRz4yn8B9bk8fHQypTwe26RHYzW2xxg8BSfbknn6MxTLMromwNKmV3fjYkk7jxRKmZ-QYeV74N88Oqi6DT__jOgQTU/s1198/IMG_2180.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="958" data-original-width="1198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4P2t14i3OOtX4tCAJiYOYAwb8cMqDDs4tw2_zl6ZV-Ev4rznlphyEl7UmH3g7KZv5dlYbTxjplKKdNUTVd_QaL-yjt0RGopvSZGRz4yn8B9bk8fHQypTwe26RHYzW2xxg8BSfbknn6MxTLMromwNKmV3fjYkk7jxRKmZ-QYeV74N88Oqi6DT__jOgQTU/w400-h320/IMG_2180.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 2 - today's spring tide had already covered Red Nab as I passed (Malcolm). Any Brent feeding here earlier would have flown south. These two came from the north side, looked at where Red Nab "should be" then continued south.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxi8I0Ia1UQ0USJmd4pi7RrmFQL5nCTXtypspv8uerEr-WHVe_9PpQ9hj1pyk6rU_Nk9jb9l-Wcp7bh601VOw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Wigeon 100 - mainly at the saltmarsh<div>Eider 1 female</div><div>Alba Wagtail 4 north</div><div>Rock Pipit 6 including these two on the saltmarsh </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6-H_V0vxs8lc-kx2yDEHMj4bf1_G9jn5Jp4jVE7KmKlb7lbyviD8Scj7taN6BLBqZUREa17A6gQkYe8p8eg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><i>Imperial Rd (MD)</i><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Buzzard 2 drifted off to SE together </div><div style="text-align: left;">Wood Pigeon 40</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m0O1PmoroxMvbGzNLJHYpPfzZ2nFD-f8gVZK84MNVNmtDlOObDE8NAf_lr428H4I8pldIueSIsM6zgFj4vC3BAdMuEdrrW_GKEuysdJhEgo8J1zU08yL0dwQuDkx8Hsv43HeHrHK4OtpNOxiMqj0Y2qN6erCO3Skvg8rOwy0KjGOJBRuBC1PBU7PlPQ/s550/IMG_2182.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7m0O1PmoroxMvbGzNLJHYpPfzZ2nFD-f8gVZK84MNVNmtDlOObDE8NAf_lr428H4I8pldIueSIsM6zgFj4vC3BAdMuEdrrW_GKEuysdJhEgo8J1zU08yL0dwQuDkx8Hsv43HeHrHK4OtpNOxiMqj0Y2qN6erCO3Skvg8rOwy0KjGOJBRuBC1PBU7PlPQ/s16000/IMG_2182.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the Wood Pigeon resting in the treetops </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Meadow Pipit 5</div><div style="text-align: left;">Greylag Goose 10 just beyond the hedgerow. One made a halfhearted effort at an alarm call, but the others saw no reason to be alarmed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw-lT3N-Su458-QdytT_3mWipTUBgwQui8W0lwcJtLIMp0RCBNIH5n76gVu42RqjZNTHhKJy9MRsL50EApqJA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcJrUZQR3RJALiD0AmVplVylMQzs33Lyo4ABUqnf9dV0b2lnASRWn7-pb_rqnRKHGNT-R4hhq4B893250OLaFkiD1OiCpwYVNtUiVKkTD4LYPkI2ONaaYQUqUlVrkzmFBHlmHeSnoPLNL0aoCwbRVYOUlrRI6jocyh_c7zSApFAPEqAKmyG__OcwQOxY/s4896/P1140282.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcJrUZQR3RJALiD0AmVplVylMQzs33Lyo4ABUqnf9dV0b2lnASRWn7-pb_rqnRKHGNT-R4hhq4B893250OLaFkiD1OiCpwYVNtUiVKkTD4LYPkI2ONaaYQUqUlVrkzmFBHlmHeSnoPLNL0aoCwbRVYOUlrRI6jocyh_c7zSApFAPEqAKmyG__OcwQOxY/w400-h300/P1140282.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Greylag goose</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Goosander just 2 females this evening </div><div style="text-align: left;">Tufted Duck 3</div><div style="text-align: left;">Little grebe 1</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Cetti's warbler</b> 2 - 1 singing by both ponds </div><div style="text-align: left;">Goldcrest 1</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cTWLgEtqydePlWaQ60zfaodL3XUBOY6chyzCqw-JnVucJJfFQW34V5PL7PYqMHoroe_0HBTSgBw32yuqIYuyc1ybX854dmiGpjV00UORc3cGjAqQ8sNpyndwwC5eAvDc2aswcWmMufnOtru4_dNx0GDqo1CDGTcymHq_g2QmXM3LI5W1W0hoyqkRsY4/s500/IMG_2183.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cTWLgEtqydePlWaQ60zfaodL3XUBOY6chyzCqw-JnVucJJfFQW34V5PL7PYqMHoroe_0HBTSgBw32yuqIYuyc1ybX854dmiGpjV00UORc3cGjAqQ8sNpyndwwC5eAvDc2aswcWmMufnOtru4_dNx0GDqo1CDGTcymHq_g2QmXM3LI5W1W0hoyqkRsY4/s16000/IMG_2183.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Out of focus, but recognisable Goldcrest</td></tr></tbody></table><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 17px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">feeding this evening at least.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgYLuHMjvSOoOjnYGaYrveP5lxE-FAlfvTk5WX0w11OCJMM3rT5Czo6MZgYtLY1Rqxna9vTp503oep2R9JXV_5GaGI_QgTQyAE_qyp1oqYcsuB-j9l-YLwFnXeNtUO1xJi4ivErhQGgVPWsrbyn-A058b47e0sRTr8-Ze3lz5Ku3zty7cgQtIpulsubg/s3968/IMG_2184.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3968" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgYLuHMjvSOoOjnYGaYrveP5lxE-FAlfvTk5WX0w11OCJMM3rT5Czo6MZgYtLY1Rqxna9vTp503oep2R9JXV_5GaGI_QgTQyAE_qyp1oqYcsuB-j9l-YLwFnXeNtUO1xJi4ivErhQGgVPWsrbyn-A058b47e0sRTr8-Ze3lz5Ku3zty7cgQtIpulsubg/w400-h300/IMG_2184.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Plenty of Frogspawn at Heysham Moss Nature Reserve </span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-59462775241577756152024-03-10T20:52:00.003+00:002024-03-10T21:19:45.820+00:00Black Redstart still the star<p>It was dark and threatened rain all day, but we got away with just a few spots. A light east wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South Shore</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> c43 flew from Red Nab to Potts Corner on the rising tide.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Woodcock</b> 1 flushed from dog walking track</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">Black Redstart</span></b> - the female type was showing well today along the section of the foreshore rocks nearest to Red Nab. The mealworms were all gone and it was feeding under the concrete slabs. Not visible when feeding but it was very active and soon revealed itself. Seen by many observers today at least until 13:20.</div><div style="text-align: left;">These are some of my shots (Malcolm)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6_PSmNVEaWq4dwtGqrwv3NqxL-6Fymvli2KbDyteoIEhtqGlV7dlW6wBk0VF8yLzG4p7WZVoThQfvvKhpHGxiKFSCVVaMq1etUoVfbH9xbkROKZlYb4Pt9LZGNYU8hHRIxGmBYtbb0OytfsEwBkh8nYnibqOzjIreSSJ0WbEJmS9ixR9b5mg_Ae6eXo/s1567/IMG_2163.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="1567" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6_PSmNVEaWq4dwtGqrwv3NqxL-6Fymvli2KbDyteoIEhtqGlV7dlW6wBk0VF8yLzG4p7WZVoThQfvvKhpHGxiKFSCVVaMq1etUoVfbH9xbkROKZlYb4Pt9LZGNYU8hHRIxGmBYtbb0OytfsEwBkh8nYnibqOzjIreSSJ0WbEJmS9ixR9b5mg_Ae6eXo/w400-h244/IMG_2163.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrg-VfysbPwS32wMgFnZLUCIA-MG-afwZJPdBb1wbgLsWct2zedn6r8bwga2fgTRPx0UeCHM27JX7Jl9c7ro_0KeVMSGOgpg0T3pvSRITosWej3YDdN-2QLt9T6muwQfoTLzJadfMgmhyutdknMQJen6DkjgO0J9R-k4FS3-Ci-HA4U9kLra1_Bbewz4/s4896/P1140190.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrg-VfysbPwS32wMgFnZLUCIA-MG-afwZJPdBb1wbgLsWct2zedn6r8bwga2fgTRPx0UeCHM27JX7Jl9c7ro_0KeVMSGOgpg0T3pvSRITosWej3YDdN-2QLt9T6muwQfoTLzJadfMgmhyutdknMQJen6DkjgO0J9R-k4FS3-Ci-HA4U9kLra1_Bbewz4/w400-h300/P1140190.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF0JBkR361e6KyNjGLqP9XABDP9uYTW5mUUfQXxqnquaejnG9R5VhZJONZ2X77VEVZT2eEWKjFxj9xeBGSkA70gxqaf3Y9CPqhQW0okrvYL93MjcbLDptNmAoYKhijAUzt4gC6DKx7llslXe8YyFsfJoc8UQzfrV4xRTnTp9dXRlG7LFUDx_E6TugcRY/s4896/P1140211.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYF0JBkR361e6KyNjGLqP9XABDP9uYTW5mUUfQXxqnquaejnG9R5VhZJONZ2X77VEVZT2eEWKjFxj9xeBGSkA70gxqaf3Y9CPqhQW0okrvYL93MjcbLDptNmAoYKhijAUzt4gC6DKx7llslXe8YyFsfJoc8UQzfrV4xRTnTp9dXRlG7LFUDx_E6TugcRY/w400-h300/P1140211.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpr7xna5-U_VA-tJg_ofZgEtAp70I79nHhDYnVm8CoAcDPDqC9RnaNoC2WQtwRl4q8nBtWzcS9Qby6xXBQv9Yl0UhIYLtibD-Ds5aNuUHLPJ-cAtTrQ-QTktYWWIMQY2KWfPoAUySlx7ERw6Mt4MXrKrpJlaFvzEiZJz_UJGoEC_5ohKDVFnK6RTYAZ-8/s1426/IMG_2166.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1020" data-original-width="1426" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpr7xna5-U_VA-tJg_ofZgEtAp70I79nHhDYnVm8CoAcDPDqC9RnaNoC2WQtwRl4q8nBtWzcS9Qby6xXBQv9Yl0UhIYLtibD-Ds5aNuUHLPJ-cAtTrQ-QTktYWWIMQY2KWfPoAUySlx7ERw6Mt4MXrKrpJlaFvzEiZJz_UJGoEC_5ohKDVFnK6RTYAZ-8/w400-h286/IMG_2166.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutIDmGEkYg_rqRRPxMG4wwbpwWdcNgzSPIJRuIInEZ-agotXG5nk6JfTzWWJUqagxsDh0LJTYs23dQykVUAvURiH31-Fe4WneT0BeJnIv85KhTwTQOijcjUhG5gWsrpIod9l9wEcX-fq0Y5qFXTsJtQXTJruhB_fV3R_rm92xj9mokvNQa7I9sAilAjg/s1708/IMG_2167.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="1708" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgutIDmGEkYg_rqRRPxMG4wwbpwWdcNgzSPIJRuIInEZ-agotXG5nk6JfTzWWJUqagxsDh0LJTYs23dQykVUAvURiH31-Fe4WneT0BeJnIv85KhTwTQOijcjUhG5gWsrpIod9l9wEcX-fq0Y5qFXTsJtQXTJruhB_fV3R_rm92xj9mokvNQa7I9sAilAjg/w400-h294/IMG_2167.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Most of the time it was very flighty, but I managed the following clip as a group of dog walkers were approaching. It was more interested in keeping an eye on them that it was about me. I've removed the sounds of their conversation and dogs barking, but you can see the Redstarts reaction to it.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyzi8s1TC9o3bvkbcEZxYvqxZHtiefD2ON02eHjBjlKiPIjNJausV5LUW_dXa_qkDhc8B9QDcw3YomPX28H0Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (MD, JP, JR)</i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDYelaQss0sX30uz_MzjbsWEgGfYYxsa1jhvnNPlafWpSJgvQ2Z8Qlitr3CFU8XeG5HlWbaGcSnRP-GNH7wsND5qZg3HxhPIGYP2G5EWMywdaI5ZDT4tA62e8itmZTQxm5gcwiGsNA2InhmiYI2Cx_17OnVXFx2K6eFySBSGpFHzfPDhhlM5wYXNbLlo/s1869/IMG_2170.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="1869" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDYelaQss0sX30uz_MzjbsWEgGfYYxsa1jhvnNPlafWpSJgvQ2Z8Qlitr3CFU8XeG5HlWbaGcSnRP-GNH7wsND5qZg3HxhPIGYP2G5EWMywdaI5ZDT4tA62e8itmZTQxm5gcwiGsNA2InhmiYI2Cx_17OnVXFx2K6eFySBSGpFHzfPDhhlM5wYXNbLlo/w400-h254/IMG_2170.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still 4 Goosander</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0Jbx-d1BBde85Cji2CGe5xvqXtFi-YobFvbJ80R34kqLtPpR1GDJEGaJG-8k4Bj_obsdfO9AjR3xqFglB6fB_BJRCl81KOZSE7cIy1ZB-NfLzVE2Diu0B49llNW1xPnT28WA9vYbvlax3COSZmF1wn1PQWWl8b4v5ISSut1646U-mggTPaVoEWS_jm4/s2160/IMG_2169.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0Jbx-d1BBde85Cji2CGe5xvqXtFi-YobFvbJ80R34kqLtPpR1GDJEGaJG-8k4Bj_obsdfO9AjR3xqFglB6fB_BJRCl81KOZSE7cIy1ZB-NfLzVE2Diu0B49llNW1xPnT28WA9vYbvlax3COSZmF1wn1PQWWl8b4v5ISSut1646U-mggTPaVoEWS_jm4/w400-h300/IMG_2169.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of three Tufted Duck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYvvJkZCsiFkrplvLEt26UWPrk-0pteZi7odn3__91PjIePSd_LJWQY2DmkO8qAjH4LmTx3YFw3K4CxD_awA3ZeM_5QXJhdmsOD2LGLDRVuan92aF7CbUR2fe4xGAEg0-5xCVxATiBVQcFALB0oCeLiYsbaorA0W6WNGSsY47Y9kZKG5xsx016c14_-k/s4690/IMG_2172.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3894" data-original-width="4690" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoYvvJkZCsiFkrplvLEt26UWPrk-0pteZi7odn3__91PjIePSd_LJWQY2DmkO8qAjH4LmTx3YFw3K4CxD_awA3ZeM_5QXJhdmsOD2LGLDRVuan92aF7CbUR2fe4xGAEg0-5xCVxATiBVQcFALB0oCeLiYsbaorA0W6WNGSsY47Y9kZKG5xsx016c14_-k/w400-h333/IMG_2172.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There always seems to be at least two Long-Tailed Tits on the car park feeders</td></tr></tbody></table><b>Cetti's Warbler </b>1 singing by "no Swimming" pond<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqmXIZZMN8r1923lceu2yV5J9E3i8Dhq5uMRaqkVbps9On3rt7eQOxHzlLu-_UnqIr4Udgib41ApdERnb9dh6MlEaAJWUE5fml-h4iDEhMG-5S1rApPlHOzpOrYspjWPHOh1_ipoRmOY5is7PbOmf7AD6vdTlNQ_-NEamNeyWPOC4zqnNrMb2sdj9Z0A/s4229/IMG_2173.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="4229" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOqmXIZZMN8r1923lceu2yV5J9E3i8Dhq5uMRaqkVbps9On3rt7eQOxHzlLu-_UnqIr4Udgib41ApdERnb9dh6MlEaAJWUE5fml-h4iDEhMG-5S1rApPlHOzpOrYspjWPHOh1_ipoRmOY5is7PbOmf7AD6vdTlNQ_-NEamNeyWPOC4zqnNrMb2sdj9Z0A/w400-h249/IMG_2173.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Roe Deer, there was also a female close by</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-24020120643817288022024-03-09T20:49:00.006+00:002024-03-09T21:53:17.071+00:00Black Redstart continues to entertain <p>Another dry overcast day with a light ENE wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>North shore</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Pete checked the sea but nothing moving.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Stonechat</b> pair on gorse on the north side of the harbour</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South Shore:</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">Black Redstart</span></b> 1 female type. Still on Ocean Edge foreshore, initially quite mobile, but became more sedentary after a visiting bird photographer left it some mealworms (c150m along from the gate). Several observers saw it, at least till 13:30.</div><div style="text-align: left;">These shots by Edward Wilkinson ( not the mealworm provider)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWu8MzSfDnf2Yj0WySr80fuL34ezpSaIM-5j4PJqsmuQY65mYFzuDr6HXImTmNPrzOgCFkK6ya1IxgxklNAb5DMWmm98_-PZUra-WvpNTgHJYlqdeRvap0IHJmDg7p4IkdIFTRtCCejC6AuJJmjHzFP5GeQLGjPYM9znlehKE8FvwoJA5oFKZKuZAL6E/s1436/IMG_2145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1436" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWu8MzSfDnf2Yj0WySr80fuL34ezpSaIM-5j4PJqsmuQY65mYFzuDr6HXImTmNPrzOgCFkK6ya1IxgxklNAb5DMWmm98_-PZUra-WvpNTgHJYlqdeRvap0IHJmDg7p4IkdIFTRtCCejC6AuJJmjHzFP5GeQLGjPYM9znlehKE8FvwoJA5oFKZKuZAL6E/w301-h400/IMG_2145.jpeg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE8YF8xVjrHp6hdHj4Cg_mQaDd3qH1oyVf39d4AVhVd4JAJbhly5heLsdjbAhvO_QRqGmMcvsomQgzbkDzKJBft7luRTjLabZJI6ua7Vimxn7_j75bUINtdcgxYCow9VX4zSwpg4efyqiwjn_i-9oOoSz5qWCJ6M_eJblmYZenMyDcjhYM4D77aMl1fI/s1323/IMG_2146.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE8YF8xVjrHp6hdHj4Cg_mQaDd3qH1oyVf39d4AVhVd4JAJbhly5heLsdjbAhvO_QRqGmMcvsomQgzbkDzKJBft7luRTjLabZJI6ua7Vimxn7_j75bUINtdcgxYCow9VX4zSwpg4efyqiwjn_i-9oOoSz5qWCJ6M_eJblmYZenMyDcjhYM4D77aMl1fI/w326-h400/IMG_2146.jpeg" width="326" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female type Black Redstart </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpaevMijfrutQ2qR2tM2-K9tKYwqTJRSqw0ECZqlG03WFcGBR69T5aLK3PSN9zEkB31Cwz98wjbXkYTO6qtLNkat639aHlGn0c00syMHgVtf52zzuSbKvJcooAW9gn7izbNtjlI0HeDfhFkQ4SjS_gLk_QKygIKGYypB_QhARvbIEWTwggBDgnN09aao/s1084/IMG_2149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1084" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpaevMijfrutQ2qR2tM2-K9tKYwqTJRSqw0ECZqlG03WFcGBR69T5aLK3PSN9zEkB31Cwz98wjbXkYTO6qtLNkat639aHlGn0c00syMHgVtf52zzuSbKvJcooAW9gn7izbNtjlI0HeDfhFkQ4SjS_gLk_QKygIKGYypB_QhARvbIEWTwggBDgnN09aao/w399-h400/IMG_2149.jpeg" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rnszhgd8dqyijobKd5M3fnasquLI2i5nLDhuS_hM_KEO9tQon7k4g2hB8N41dbTV1e4TdPZxYzxQFiZS6yWbJsJbCY4VS8QvWP5m6NJP5X0jO8k5DXQJVpNwkkP5AbdCet65hcgtvr36sB6XQHMnYoQVuYx4Wa8EuBEEawNKgskWpxdKtyeaANNdJCI/s1080/IMG_2150.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="946" data-original-width="1080" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0rnszhgd8dqyijobKd5M3fnasquLI2i5nLDhuS_hM_KEO9tQon7k4g2hB8N41dbTV1e4TdPZxYzxQFiZS6yWbJsJbCY4VS8QvWP5m6NJP5X0jO8k5DXQJVpNwkkP5AbdCet65hcgtvr36sB6XQHMnYoQVuYx4Wa8EuBEEawNKgskWpxdKtyeaANNdJCI/w400-h350/IMG_2150.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These fine shots of a Cormorant on Red Nab also from Edward</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Rock Pipits 5</div><div style="text-align: left;">A "crest" flitting along the sea wall before being lost into the Power Station, was only seen from behind, but probably just a Goldcrest (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 39 - there were 4 having a drink and a bath in the freshwater runoff at Red Nab, very early in the tide. They then flew to the north side. Later 31 flew to Red Nab from the north and later still joined by another 4. After high water, Pete Crooks saw 39 returning to Red Nab from the south, so there must have been two groups of 4. These are the 31 arriving on the rising tide.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwggQiIbiGmbQxsiuBUgTSFWTpBqWe1GoK5LuqN-EDgu6zdAyqleylNn1VX8cNFTmybBFOFn9E6fJeen3MfTw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Shelduck 67</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wigeon 200</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mallard pair in off from the south</div><div style="text-align: left;">Great Crested Grebe 1 feeding by No.1 outflow where the Shag has been feeding recently, there must be suitable prey there at the moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dytO5e8UeRDIbw26PdaP9-nxgqQYcw7Pl9REYWJsNWFo1B6xun1VC_1XatYc9yw_iuep-cWJD9V3zsXX4L6gg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><b>Shag</b> 1 adult had been near the waterfall then flew to the middle of the harbour.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxSEF6b-viPcBl8qojA0CsnUIEjqsg6UkRIYYEeC3lLS9ijrmHV3IQRNlrm7OnkkWGoYy1kxSq0i10j-U4CUg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>It then flew to the wooden jetty. It normally flies low over the water, but today it gained height and did a circuit of the harbour before flying out.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy01DIBua42Ti1GinJgCS6EN4N5AwnrNZ1hM9VexcHyD1B71ArvxYNtxyLw_UPKubb__6xKlNg1MiUEExPCTg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZrxnhfoxcBUOOoYGW8uRD9CxgjHDrMAF2OgJyz155hYHclYwSxJ3G4MNg9DnHQ2lm3jUvl2MNIdEk_HGx5P3coIL0hzWJWENURpWOY6nqmmicOiH_lxO8o1x9hOoW-x2nO8Vg7CzbUotN5wXZj_C4NTaWtTKTK-tOQeogWQWwIwr6QJ-j4vNFOJvd0o/s500/IMG_2151.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZrxnhfoxcBUOOoYGW8uRD9CxgjHDrMAF2OgJyz155hYHclYwSxJ3G4MNg9DnHQ2lm3jUvl2MNIdEk_HGx5P3coIL0hzWJWENURpWOY6nqmmicOiH_lxO8o1x9hOoW-x2nO8Vg7CzbUotN5wXZj_C4NTaWtTKTK-tOQeogWQWwIwr6QJ-j4vNFOJvd0o/s16000/IMG_2151.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">High flying Shag</td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2 goldcrest in the tallest fir tree by the white barrier in the Nature Park - Angela Gillon</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><i>Imperial Rd (EW)</i></div><div>Shots by Edward Wilkinson </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="854" data-original-width="1080" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHREOQZzIeuFaTEq2aDCZyckjssY6amX12_I3nWDdvZFrBX-GG-2g4pCE4IkP7D2daCu5auYEWbdpUNmtbGghPtACcEsnyGZnNd7a-t7w8nkkZeruj0Gv_5yj3xC9tvagvEKgrqdpQf7XO7OCcySRP3b-tq1FQzhoyIjfgx8mSk7IQrPuI4fzPeZHhZQ/w400-h316/IMG_2154.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goldfinch</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qODV_xJz0lccvBacEx3OkQ5JW2uTCbjmEcKP4WC5LSVwdYAG_A0MJLt7zr34-Vl2C30BLet7S_n0eyqdjcPIVJbcFX5sIKdLEZ6R1IjkgOIlWCXcPvOglK7I8hA71WJ0XrLKwb210_NISHj0nLKwiaHq2HX1QvIxlQsnQCxOkTp51UsPX2iDfNLqq4o/s1257/IMG_2153.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qODV_xJz0lccvBacEx3OkQ5JW2uTCbjmEcKP4WC5LSVwdYAG_A0MJLt7zr34-Vl2C30BLet7S_n0eyqdjcPIVJbcFX5sIKdLEZ6R1IjkgOIlWCXcPvOglK7I8hA71WJ0XrLKwb210_NISHj0nLKwiaHq2HX1QvIxlQsnQCxOkTp51UsPX2iDfNLqq4o/w344-h400/IMG_2153.jpeg" width="344" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common Buzzard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (JP)</i></div><div>Still 4 Goosander on the "no swimming" pond.<br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOKyp1syd17IZcST2Nns8PaoQjJI88__4CudRKvabiN5O7DEEPNwEjlygSfdfHZuhyphenhyphenWx2yv4ieYz5CvM_bsKKrbsyLwzjO009IHNT4iHYa5U6OdaD4yiboBcC3h3mV67F9aAmZ2qI_WjOyUXLah20J8SdQUFL7qxsnFFyo_ZScp-SEMkCvLglxrz2BYk/s4342/IMG_2155.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="4342" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcOKyp1syd17IZcST2Nns8PaoQjJI88__4CudRKvabiN5O7DEEPNwEjlygSfdfHZuhyphenhyphenWx2yv4ieYz5CvM_bsKKrbsyLwzjO009IHNT4iHYa5U6OdaD4yiboBcC3h3mV67F9aAmZ2qI_WjOyUXLah20J8SdQUFL7qxsnFFyo_ZScp-SEMkCvLglxrz2BYk/w400-h239/IMG_2155.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the three female Goosanders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b>Cetti's warbler </b>one<b> </b>singing from the reed bed in the SE corner of the main pond. Two birds seen flitting between the reeds.</div><div>Great Spotted Woodpecker at least 1</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexgvdx2eC-3s79ovtRiZHQ0scip80G5Rq7jG0tmdiSMe7uiVyFC1vDuBSIrWlCFjK0d6GiFZU-ozxvupfXP3_HlKm4_AzJGRdRkQXeCWxhbqZnTQlcBDbmpxTRtGVlh6QqknyW7bz_HZGTt0gv2EJneIglTLkvP3lsW2wJPVybmsk48O7tYmCDWlz7lQ/s3532/IMG_2156.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2229" data-original-width="3532" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexgvdx2eC-3s79ovtRiZHQ0scip80G5Rq7jG0tmdiSMe7uiVyFC1vDuBSIrWlCFjK0d6GiFZU-ozxvupfXP3_HlKm4_AzJGRdRkQXeCWxhbqZnTQlcBDbmpxTRtGVlh6QqknyW7bz_HZGTt0gv2EJneIglTLkvP3lsW2wJPVybmsk48O7tYmCDWlz7lQ/w400-h253/IMG_2156.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Great Spotted Woodpecker </td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQObokOZZroi8LqN1iW5NiJsO_tg4Lpfxe8KcxdC7UCZDHzEDCcpYX-SXufcXbg7m8Okm1zujitdnQ47z7QckXb0G0CUCuVF_eltEDxW9tXRydBPTjAgT1kQblMWK8RCmo-xGaVMlNhy2Ct8LSGT05mRigqZJt6bDamwOey0mkCtT9LYXY_2WeXNp3ck/s4004/IMG_2157.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2769" data-original-width="4004" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQObokOZZroi8LqN1iW5NiJsO_tg4Lpfxe8KcxdC7UCZDHzEDCcpYX-SXufcXbg7m8Okm1zujitdnQ47z7QckXb0G0CUCuVF_eltEDxW9tXRydBPTjAgT1kQblMWK8RCmo-xGaVMlNhy2Ct8LSGT05mRigqZJt6bDamwOey0mkCtT9LYXY_2WeXNp3ck/w400-h276/IMG_2157.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">There was no sign of the </span><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> at 08:55, but it was seen by several observers later in the day. </span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqXTZAEgXMfqIU-DebzAZaaWvgURaZf6Ih2VKmoBz9teN004wHC9nHztSgimQpls2BR8xpMkj3v2lGqPjDEkJQBK9S1nTbFC9NUstknUpCnE8mQ2KW0CoukSZdOLaoO0eMyV8xFEe9V_6_A3jcVmswd_HrVf5G4Jh1IPSQTUgIMgXqVo9Mh1c6g0sHs8/s1107/IMG_2161.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1107" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqXTZAEgXMfqIU-DebzAZaaWvgURaZf6Ih2VKmoBz9teN004wHC9nHztSgimQpls2BR8xpMkj3v2lGqPjDEkJQBK9S1nTbFC9NUstknUpCnE8mQ2KW0CoukSZdOLaoO0eMyV8xFEe9V_6_A3jcVmswd_HrVf5G4Jh1IPSQTUgIMgXqVo9Mh1c6g0sHs8/w390-h400/IMG_2161.jpeg" width="390" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(11, 83, 148); color: #0b5394; text-align: left;">This is a nice comparison shot by Edward Wilkinson.<br />Little Egret with Glossy Ibis</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-11177053639752109832024-03-08T20:50:00.001+00:002024-03-08T20:54:31.457+00:00Not bad again.An overcast but dry day. The east wind slightly fresher than yesterday <div><br /></div><div><i>South Shore</i></div><div><b><span style="color: red;">Black Redstart</span></b> 1 female type was still on Ocean Edge foreshore this morning but mobile and elusive at times. Last seen just before lunch.</div><div>It was seen by several observers, these are my shots at 09:30 (Malcolm)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc1XVOxZBdIRyz1tAkcCIKNB6bQqk2yNxFpcjaxMMQp-CqG82sRiUPNeXt14h4wQVVShVEbK5AhYkfrLyhEdRNi6FUMx4yCUMxMdWjdJeMxYDY7yL38ul2aQL5zcTeOu63LKyIK0sApTSV9QrLBjLfiCFYxUIF4RnGt_xGP1bSuy1t4cZFnQZWJrAdH0/s4275/P1140088.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="4275" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIc1XVOxZBdIRyz1tAkcCIKNB6bQqk2yNxFpcjaxMMQp-CqG82sRiUPNeXt14h4wQVVShVEbK5AhYkfrLyhEdRNi6FUMx4yCUMxMdWjdJeMxYDY7yL38ul2aQL5zcTeOu63LKyIK0sApTSV9QrLBjLfiCFYxUIF4RnGt_xGP1bSuy1t4cZFnQZWJrAdH0/w400-h283/P1140088.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcRp3OlHW7W89dSmRLAlcSKciTSe0o7dckjqZrxKMG17A9siuLU5fv-GfeIIuu8VWzLzSSxSJ8_OV-RDyQdu2wkyXJkIgjj85gNVPNGHmvNind_9iqPFaueaykl15cTl5EF1sUkCMlgHZTAZZn68Fw6GIsWistGLHIHdnz4cCxXbmqjcjNjeJjdjQKyM/s4270/P1140089.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="4270" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLcRp3OlHW7W89dSmRLAlcSKciTSe0o7dckjqZrxKMG17A9siuLU5fv-GfeIIuu8VWzLzSSxSJ8_OV-RDyQdu2wkyXJkIgjj85gNVPNGHmvNind_9iqPFaueaykl15cTl5EF1sUkCMlgHZTAZZn68Fw6GIsWistGLHIHdnz4cCxXbmqjcjNjeJjdjQKyM/w400-h280/P1140089.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Redstart </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b>Great White Egret</b> 1flew east over Red Nab - Kevin Shaw</div><div><br /></div><div>Meadow Pipit 8 - 4 grounded on the foreshore rocks and 2 x 2 over to north</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-e8EgfTAnp9QXIDSHWXLN_y5-OZ9nHG5hB2ewYiaKHrQYn3kP-XTj7liKE8WqbOICdvz8JOxtk9jZwqd65OUkfiLYuSG2Ts3K4WJjz4m-Ac5VPs1N0IuFYqch7GklbOICfz0qC4B2m6AHnDL7Pi2Umu7w462aqvq-062oTmBwZoF7tYNdYMP8gOHeGts/s3830/P1140077.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3830" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-e8EgfTAnp9QXIDSHWXLN_y5-OZ9nHG5hB2ewYiaKHrQYn3kP-XTj7liKE8WqbOICdvz8JOxtk9jZwqd65OUkfiLYuSG2Ts3K4WJjz4m-Ac5VPs1N0IuFYqch7GklbOICfz0qC4B2m6AHnDL7Pi2Umu7w462aqvq-062oTmBwZoF7tYNdYMP8gOHeGts/w400-h286/P1140077.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meadow Pipit</td></tr></tbody></table>Rock Pipit 3<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5sKjNq2gLXOVGqIpQCtI5LGPfcD8iGIpMo-kjze-3pF9TpjgXFIFdTHjn8CsdOGj05MJ6zCsv2ZzITovsIhMippwOP1vM8c_E2gyyNfYYjLYRN-kIgYcN3FevTul3AeNYL6w8Od7RShdO6PhqNHMZZqdQT-GtLO0uGLzjIsWtRu26ywg0M5ZL_JphRA/s3149/IMG_2139.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="3149" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5sKjNq2gLXOVGqIpQCtI5LGPfcD8iGIpMo-kjze-3pF9TpjgXFIFdTHjn8CsdOGj05MJ6zCsv2ZzITovsIhMippwOP1vM8c_E2gyyNfYYjLYRN-kIgYcN3FevTul3AeNYL6w8Od7RShdO6PhqNHMZZqdQT-GtLO0uGLzjIsWtRu26ywg0M5ZL_JphRA/w400-h300/IMG_2139.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For comparison - This is one of Janet's shots of a Rock Pipit earlier this week</td></tr></tbody></table><b>Stonechat</b> 1 male behind Red Nab.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiGfjJIDE9Ll72KWwghzwjkO8HIIoUzYg_hF9r2M5jbyxhlhZVxEOQTXbBUEuj9am2HA7AUU63aCrkFojW_5yCf3ovmSMOvv0_rJhWw-18xffvn8rkuxcqMtPwLmuuI3jftHZFQWafMP8388yhTD8X_a5aGYbUBSpq0_yi_pplU7_a-oNFHxzQWVN7Wk/s1417/IMG_2133.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1004" data-original-width="1417" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiGfjJIDE9Ll72KWwghzwjkO8HIIoUzYg_hF9r2M5jbyxhlhZVxEOQTXbBUEuj9am2HA7AUU63aCrkFojW_5yCf3ovmSMOvv0_rJhWw-18xffvn8rkuxcqMtPwLmuuI3jftHZFQWafMP8388yhTD8X_a5aGYbUBSpq0_yi_pplU7_a-oNFHxzQWVN7Wk/w400-h284/IMG_2133.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Stonechat</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div><div><b>Pale Bellied Brent goose</b> 30 at least on Red Nab</div><div>Greylag Goose 3 SE</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Shag</b> 1 adult initially resting on the wooden jetty</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpS9pLvgWtKJvLyTOOTezaSD03Xu1gkxm0NEM2Wn_Lockd_TDLHGPtle4TyydCIz7otgvE73rev3r0FtiFjUYl_Klf0w-8WUJ6kAzx_L0gfTOoNwVTd4UtAfMxwSf-OlzT4oNKBBkIAqQnWTHiZIeeMrB85L5ovLYJJ7lpZ1FaRzd0qkfjEC1AQ5B3EaM/s550/IMG_2140.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="405" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpS9pLvgWtKJvLyTOOTezaSD03Xu1gkxm0NEM2Wn_Lockd_TDLHGPtle4TyydCIz7otgvE73rev3r0FtiFjUYl_Klf0w-8WUJ6kAzx_L0gfTOoNwVTd4UtAfMxwSf-OlzT4oNKBBkIAqQnWTHiZIeeMrB85L5ovLYJJ7lpZ1FaRzd0qkfjEC1AQ5B3EaM/s16000/IMG_2140.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shag (left) with a Cormorant </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>But not long after it was feeding on the seaward end of No.1 outflow again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwxHQq63bU5agVotOA7vVatWe6UzhjmU9lDSOwYaNhD4cLxO4nWClPqquC4CnSowz8BUORCscti-1Tj8ooZAg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>This Cormorant had caught a reasonably sized Bass near No.2 outflow. Too large to swallow easily when it is thrashing around. They drown them by breaking their gill filaments and taking them under. It doesn't take long, it was all over in a minute. This is a series of clips, you can see on its last dive the Bass is no longer moving, despite the Cormorant prompting it to. This time, when the Cormorant resurfaces the Bass is already in swallowing position and it is soon gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzmSYuWpPOaeRYDDcmO-NtAfw74nPZB2IAkfzvM0d1rhqqswD7apz6HbnJijOgwp_ZW0sBVPeDScfQvXDudGA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)</i></div><div>Just a quick check of the "no swimming" pond confirmed that the 4 Goosander are still present.</div><div><b>Cetti's warbler</b> 2 singing</div><div><br /></div></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-28059641845704685742024-03-07T20:49:00.001+00:002024-03-07T20:51:11.956+00:00Black Redstart best of a pretty decent day<p>A light east wind. Sunny till mid afternoon when it clouded over, but remained dry.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South Shore</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: red;">Black Redstart</span></b> 1 female type. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58CC-6M6WvtKq_T7ICE1CQZMtcZnMAAvhB0mHVsxnDUKluObXIYjnNtMZxEPu8q8wr3pGyho6YC76h5N_RFCdHG6YataPDPs8YghRBNuT33MK4GxWWnIJznUcWmdK1MhFiYtJi2HvBlX4-rV2pjwBMUIdoFcwUW7z-GRzJD4P8tMrKkeqTD67-JCAOdc/s2017/IMG_2117.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="2017" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58CC-6M6WvtKq_T7ICE1CQZMtcZnMAAvhB0mHVsxnDUKluObXIYjnNtMZxEPu8q8wr3pGyho6YC76h5N_RFCdHG6YataPDPs8YghRBNuT33MK4GxWWnIJznUcWmdK1MhFiYtJi2HvBlX4-rV2pjwBMUIdoFcwUW7z-GRzJD4P8tMrKkeqTD67-JCAOdc/w400-h274/IMG_2117.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Located at Red Nab late morning by Kevin Eaves</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It was seen till 14:00 then moved off somewhere. But it returned later and was relocated by Alan Physick half way along Ocean Edge foreshore in the late afternoon.</div><div><br /><div>It wasn't there when I checked earlier in the morning at high water (Malcolm). But on the scrub near the lighthouse there were</div><div><b>Stonechat</b> 3 - a male plus two female, there were still two female when Kevin got there later, probably the same two. One flew across the harbour towards the sandworks.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmkEurCBe2aislyAP7ZY2unDy1JEM1dRrrdCFQDu9YqaXWM_N87ADuyvcFuBiycD_4C1wJiubZKmdNQkICLVi2bCuTalHawEqNlSgz08l5YKHAO_B2OpWTbK4uBQLtbiY2qiZU4VVkgjk_k3KfHNkO-A5SS6VIP49huJ3IhlQttWgjMmWHjQXUu7NsTg/s2550/IMG_2119.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="2409" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmkEurCBe2aislyAP7ZY2unDy1JEM1dRrrdCFQDu9YqaXWM_N87ADuyvcFuBiycD_4C1wJiubZKmdNQkICLVi2bCuTalHawEqNlSgz08l5YKHAO_B2OpWTbK4uBQLtbiY2qiZU4VVkgjk_k3KfHNkO-A5SS6VIP49huJ3IhlQttWgjMmWHjQXUu7NsTg/w378-h400/IMG_2119.jpeg" width="378" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is Kevin's shot of the female that remained on the south side</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kuviPUJeh91NCGY6vM3qk3-KwjHE5m2t0a9InqNn7qrKCo0DknKkNJxGiPXcdR-FaZuRkoOMiM1jLGXoNadpHy9pP2ZU9fyH-takdYo1gzQAsq93W1TVJG5yh1KaRss2KM75I0chF2X2SXSejOwovLcVAJJnAzwnkxJzXK53ae4x7JqIICOzyZSSw5w/s1503/IMG_2113.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1503" data-original-width="1367" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kuviPUJeh91NCGY6vM3qk3-KwjHE5m2t0a9InqNn7qrKCo0DknKkNJxGiPXcdR-FaZuRkoOMiM1jLGXoNadpHy9pP2ZU9fyH-takdYo1gzQAsq93W1TVJG5yh1KaRss2KM75I0chF2X2SXSejOwovLcVAJJnAzwnkxJzXK53ae4x7JqIICOzyZSSw5w/w364-h400/IMG_2113.jpeg" width="364" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These are the two earlier females, Kevin's bird is probably the <br />upper bird here. The lower female was a paler bird</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOtcnzp1IPHU7MH546OLefouPUvJi5HOFZlSLsE5AhoiXXDJM4ypcwXIfC_1pyctDKV-p10RaZwaeggLm5S8yRpuz583h0LEsYcJPERefu_HTEV6dD16yTZ8KGp7VLW7xynShKIP0UCE46dNRtacWK30SYIhrLzPzW8uFpmeYPJLdUylwFYD82ARqtCo/s2160/IMG_2115.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCOtcnzp1IPHU7MH546OLefouPUvJi5HOFZlSLsE5AhoiXXDJM4ypcwXIfC_1pyctDKV-p10RaZwaeggLm5S8yRpuz583h0LEsYcJPERefu_HTEV6dD16yTZ8KGp7VLW7xynShKIP0UCE46dNRtacWK30SYIhrLzPzW8uFpmeYPJLdUylwFYD82ARqtCo/w400-h300/IMG_2115.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the paler female</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkz8xg7dLiMAJyXifGNldEjV_bMGD94m7oK-1PTGYq9erZKsrJ21F9t1ymCa6NNCbYZDdHl4QQH13vLJ7iyI2Wo16xqIROHzgvF573C60l-iTQvAgJ0QIoPAfEU1CI4KKTkfuPhYqNkuK2B60iOlwce1dR5RUuR2Gu4MhN44LKuIGC6r-PDQNDAQYMD4/s2160/IMG_2105.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDkz8xg7dLiMAJyXifGNldEjV_bMGD94m7oK-1PTGYq9erZKsrJ21F9t1ymCa6NNCbYZDdHl4QQH13vLJ7iyI2Wo16xqIROHzgvF573C60l-iTQvAgJ0QIoPAfEU1CI4KKTkfuPhYqNkuK2B60iOlwce1dR5RUuR2Gu4MhN44LKuIGC6r-PDQNDAQYMD4/w400-h300/IMG_2105.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry1D6troW0r27DkDUYikmyZmd1_bP-cvcacbTR9bZFW5ZQhGUaxY08cwQOfb5GWsLm671wapIf9Lqo7wAWC3gtHT4YGX3EU9r5w_61yHlolCCMM4d3OmjI1fb7FYSLl2Vx6MPCFXkmsY3J6fBeZbkSng7XiDHhDNxKtkLkOgyM1iW4ikfKUb2KGV6XF0/s2122/P1140041.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="2122" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgry1D6troW0r27DkDUYikmyZmd1_bP-cvcacbTR9bZFW5ZQhGUaxY08cwQOfb5GWsLm671wapIf9Lqo7wAWC3gtHT4YGX3EU9r5w_61yHlolCCMM4d3OmjI1fb7FYSLl2Vx6MPCFXkmsY3J6fBeZbkSng7XiDHhDNxKtkLkOgyM1iW4ikfKUb2KGV6XF0/w400-h285/P1140041.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSzLzT53JV3SoAe4iywoWyY1NNPrRnrk6m1HxRZU7TVZpwJXfFLe-54OREfAlgPoDPZtBNLxSOYV5M4s1u3B2mbEPCvX_UO7gMvENZagkgB84_1x_pTKeQOJ3iQgwqYZDfPLIRQpZVrCPiiS6TQF5fQKOaamVbErvlH4bL10P-pj87J8Rnc2cG7Un02s/s1625/IMG_2110.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1099" data-original-width="1625" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSzLzT53JV3SoAe4iywoWyY1NNPrRnrk6m1HxRZU7TVZpwJXfFLe-54OREfAlgPoDPZtBNLxSOYV5M4s1u3B2mbEPCvX_UO7gMvENZagkgB84_1x_pTKeQOJ3iQgwqYZDfPLIRQpZVrCPiiS6TQF5fQKOaamVbErvlH4bL10P-pj87J8Rnc2cG7Un02s/w400-h270/IMG_2110.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Stonechat</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPi_t0K9K92rAWy-KCNTNjEpKFr91DoO-JOxN4iZ-isew1ndmcZ3zjpHAy7pTGD-vWzNQYacmFTLkFvucX_fgbwB02x2e_8i8LnsC-A72cYfhm-sWPYhyphenhyphenKXnItM5gjGyCA6YkYfUlJEA6Q7Ul2rWhb8bchvV_L2NSeaiVvXGb3wMYUjuc5YPrsaBuzo7s/s2160/IMG_2108.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="2160" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPi_t0K9K92rAWy-KCNTNjEpKFr91DoO-JOxN4iZ-isew1ndmcZ3zjpHAy7pTGD-vWzNQYacmFTLkFvucX_fgbwB02x2e_8i8LnsC-A72cYfhm-sWPYhyphenhyphenKXnItM5gjGyCA6YkYfUlJEA6Q7Ul2rWhb8bchvV_L2NSeaiVvXGb3wMYUjuc5YPrsaBuzo7s/w400-h300/IMG_2108.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the darker of the two females</td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b><div><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 38. They were hard to count on Red Nab as these neap tides barely reach it and there are many rocks and ledges to obscure view. I eventually decided there were 31, but when they flew to the north side there was actually 38.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxMJF3WO03dKeZW_S091gSJUUgpqvabsyFbrhlANdM6ffWLkUf-AsnkVdvb4LTgV-sZzG0QP_aw315HB0962Bqm6nuJzvre5Uw2wE7nkqd0YgqmSmlYsCUUiKl4bH8Q8SxdjwBtakPiKVJQymDah2IGVV7gnvpAWOvH64tO6Bhb7-dmTBXNgODIihCus/s550/IMG_2120.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzxMJF3WO03dKeZW_S091gSJUUgpqvabsyFbrhlANdM6ffWLkUf-AsnkVdvb4LTgV-sZzG0QP_aw315HB0962Bqm6nuJzvre5Uw2wE7nkqd0YgqmSmlYsCUUiKl4bH8Q8SxdjwBtakPiKVJQymDah2IGVV7gnvpAWOvH64tO6Bhb7-dmTBXNgODIihCus/s16000/IMG_2120.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale-bellied Brent geese flying to the north side </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Shelduck 55</div><div>Wigeon 200</div><div>Eider 1 male in harbour mouth</div><div><b>Shag</b> 1 adult feeding along the seaward edge of No.1 outflow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyOAv_JbJw3MIbuforbWKWZFGGOd-4X9F8RlGB_cu4-LT7ZNvCgONkWnpq_f6Ho2JpB8qeIKMjNghLPojeEhQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Rock Pipits 6, including 2 near the lighthouse being surprisingly tolerant of the Stonechats<div>Peregrine Falcon 2 at least</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (JP)</i></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMenu8RD22KN2-pqXkaEU2Vm42gaAICxz3yTzUggD23LDYgOxYKV9kzssMMcdvTIG71Y_VwS-nzY-NQ7auQ_D-jhYtx_YsDizj8zeuMDhA1zi0Mjr7l0V1MKOwKR_2ZQO3RfUdNH06FMiUCeNJW_gtjIcKN2fKKMYW4mKzJC8UZuSwZXwJxz3ckpq59GQ/s5613/IMG_2121.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2623" data-original-width="5613" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMenu8RD22KN2-pqXkaEU2Vm42gaAICxz3yTzUggD23LDYgOxYKV9kzssMMcdvTIG71Y_VwS-nzY-NQ7auQ_D-jhYtx_YsDizj8zeuMDhA1zi0Mjr7l0V1MKOwKR_2ZQO3RfUdNH06FMiUCeNJW_gtjIcKN2fKKMYW4mKzJC8UZuSwZXwJxz3ckpq59GQ/w400-h188/IMG_2121.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male plus 3 female Goosander </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbHOHpAvlHzE_HgDo7RKk7ss1bDaFhlgxOS4RO6JZUaf6MGOokSWo34t47UEX0hNTmMAyVMd2DU4HTb5yfC3XFajOAHrFxQNYC3lx3ovhENFBCjyOopGK6SoqA0BuViiu-cG776H01DLuu6km64MANth6njSFT2Kjz6tAxJNaEp-6jGs7Eoep7yY-UYs/s3824/IMG_2126.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2859" data-original-width="3824" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbHOHpAvlHzE_HgDo7RKk7ss1bDaFhlgxOS4RO6JZUaf6MGOokSWo34t47UEX0hNTmMAyVMd2DU4HTb5yfC3XFajOAHrFxQNYC3lx3ovhENFBCjyOopGK6SoqA0BuViiu-cG776H01DLuu6km64MANth6njSFT2Kjz6tAxJNaEp-6jGs7Eoep7yY-UYs/w400-h299/IMG_2126.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Goosander</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k9cdOvklam_yoyM-POxBF2nZpnGXKxeJpaLiAX6WxQ8AKQVrVpzdbnrNtM68b95KAhrYcvHcUIS5J5bvqrzeK9IwhP0xBp-_GvMUfLjlIJSEmPdhiPk3_XUd2cmmei1CcbN9t4dmyAYQvnpaSxh6jBMaY97IefI88rNCq9Ywnew2EVIwqUkGpen-KtA/s3453/IMG_2123.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="3453" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3k9cdOvklam_yoyM-POxBF2nZpnGXKxeJpaLiAX6WxQ8AKQVrVpzdbnrNtM68b95KAhrYcvHcUIS5J5bvqrzeK9IwhP0xBp-_GvMUfLjlIJSEmPdhiPk3_XUd2cmmei1CcbN9t4dmyAYQvnpaSxh6jBMaY97IefI88rNCq9Ywnew2EVIwqUkGpen-KtA/w400-h280/IMG_2123.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Goosander</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7OqP8aMGOFXKMNU-RuyykT9iHNgAyfHqJFqmb-F7jhBgcqp4t-v9surh8eTfeuERLlQlGXv4o2ViigiTL5BN3DPh-L6LM9ESpApHt9HfsPWJtVT0VzdtVOTFbqQCSK2ysSd8WWvqjKMuF5iToIu2R_evbJ5L1X_bTzIIZGhWDIBqguSLPtgGjqkdpRw/s3082/IMG_2122.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="3082" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7OqP8aMGOFXKMNU-RuyykT9iHNgAyfHqJFqmb-F7jhBgcqp4t-v9surh8eTfeuERLlQlGXv4o2ViigiTL5BN3DPh-L6LM9ESpApHt9HfsPWJtVT0VzdtVOTFbqQCSK2ysSd8WWvqjKMuF5iToIu2R_evbJ5L1X_bTzIIZGhWDIBqguSLPtgGjqkdpRw/w400-h271/IMG_2122.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one was taking a drink</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4p62s1syN7GeQd-KbB6yrP2dcoZLBxHsei9gIEO1BvV4B6XPBAGNpPsrq9oIb_eUarm8g0da_KUhanxXOOAhAeZKJLJO9B9OLz1cwiWtloMarKJVc1JvYZHCE-dKggrMTEiyVs9jPfx0UGEspfh9VJFhs0AvdF8uDNka9PcSCPqN8GwguL9O9Am-jeHI/s3644/IMG_2125.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="3644" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4p62s1syN7GeQd-KbB6yrP2dcoZLBxHsei9gIEO1BvV4B6XPBAGNpPsrq9oIb_eUarm8g0da_KUhanxXOOAhAeZKJLJO9B9OLz1cwiWtloMarKJVc1JvYZHCE-dKggrMTEiyVs9jPfx0UGEspfh9VJFhs0AvdF8uDNka9PcSCPqN8GwguL9O9Am-jeHI/w400-h243/IMG_2125.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one was trying to locate a fish to dive for</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeC5xds9nPUu5xkxqR-3jd21nqOGxRJ27uK4LKavpDOyAem6gl-g6af_FRDf1FRJmD2AFQLRhj0jJQUAGfvUJGZCSUogbkjtzdwIZYpQcQ7qp7ZahBqhsQj500AHAyhDEyYeTKoBs4Vay3sP5pM0j_qhsLqY9HsofWh5uBlBMJOiKi7ZbIDV0kuv52X4/s4747/IMG_2127.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2386" data-original-width="4747" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbeC5xds9nPUu5xkxqR-3jd21nqOGxRJ27uK4LKavpDOyAem6gl-g6af_FRDf1FRJmD2AFQLRhj0jJQUAGfvUJGZCSUogbkjtzdwIZYpQcQ7qp7ZahBqhsQj500AHAyhDEyYeTKoBs4Vay3sP5pM0j_qhsLqY9HsofWh5uBlBMJOiKi7ZbIDV0kuv52X4/w400-h201/IMG_2127.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of five Gadwall on the "no swimming" pond</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvy5kGv3quf4_WQ1BekFRUxlctn_cADP6I6wnm06CAYG6otluhg7QbAauOISVgAIIVMei7FYBwlwNVhOPAmyRZOH5AsHwjfFt4QBLrHi9khHeocQNBFw9mA9CsFMvCNqi9TOemA1YQBreMtNLXU3DCZvIfWA_0y9qn_L8sUZSSS-GluY1dFawpIA1abc/s6243/IMG_2128.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3580" data-original-width="6243" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvy5kGv3quf4_WQ1BekFRUxlctn_cADP6I6wnm06CAYG6otluhg7QbAauOISVgAIIVMei7FYBwlwNVhOPAmyRZOH5AsHwjfFt4QBLrHi9khHeocQNBFw9mA9CsFMvCNqi9TOemA1YQBreMtNLXU3DCZvIfWA_0y9qn_L8sUZSSS-GluY1dFawpIA1abc/w400-h230/IMG_2128.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gadwall pair</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Cs3fFjfInR4OUoEiKDE9PS6MWLAUgnqGf36eXi3cBHblg3eI1Q0CPmYgQMVy67sj3hP6HwrUkuGd_DixT3GL0FG8PKXiFNEXpPjQCca6g8Bs_k0bPjz3ngXehFUzZoCY17OsVksehNpKtu7Mw7B4SNmG2WwEwQzI-Ov9Ck1skXMa4W8Xsjzw96XMoLE/s3408/IMG_2129.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2217" data-original-width="3408" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Cs3fFjfInR4OUoEiKDE9PS6MWLAUgnqGf36eXi3cBHblg3eI1Q0CPmYgQMVy67sj3hP6HwrUkuGd_DixT3GL0FG8PKXiFNEXpPjQCca6g8Bs_k0bPjz3ngXehFUzZoCY17OsVksehNpKtu7Mw7B4SNmG2WwEwQzI-Ov9Ck1skXMa4W8Xsjzw96XMoLE/w400-h260/IMG_2129.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Mallard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2U7Mn6EmfIHnnJLOX1Oyat8mN6ajX2zmx0hq5X4OBwAg1nwzeXKIA_xTunWsgLnBotd-LzZ7KNORjxyHI5WYdAUT__hDSuPNxbpYv7ZWjeGA0ldnS9barvjHLOlE-gTIiXphVADZiWdsjXG81hXjw6p0EGvcHH-1uG-e5kSWDye6Bji2MYQz3_AiBS6I/s3521/IMG_2130.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="3521" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2U7Mn6EmfIHnnJLOX1Oyat8mN6ajX2zmx0hq5X4OBwAg1nwzeXKIA_xTunWsgLnBotd-LzZ7KNORjxyHI5WYdAUT__hDSuPNxbpYv7ZWjeGA0ldnS9barvjHLOlE-gTIiXphVADZiWdsjXG81hXjw6p0EGvcHH-1uG-e5kSWDye6Bji2MYQz3_AiBS6I/w400-h268/IMG_2130.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Pheasant </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoyKLHjnODbiswUDyQogMjmRL4II9PxYRLpEjhoaQ8BucvJ2W-qAbPQniJpnCnX8AB_pya46NGT-wCix5TCZ848BbIql3difwSLzPWT4FEftMbigEEw5WqXofGYt3aP8L4R0_szoWVonbPoaK0D2ka1YHWbUEaGmK3iG0_OOyUfm0S1DW_aYXszcnfvI/s5714/IMG_2131.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3568" data-original-width="5714" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoyKLHjnODbiswUDyQogMjmRL4II9PxYRLpEjhoaQ8BucvJ2W-qAbPQniJpnCnX8AB_pya46NGT-wCix5TCZ848BbIql3difwSLzPWT4FEftMbigEEw5WqXofGYt3aP8L4R0_szoWVonbPoaK0D2ka1YHWbUEaGmK3iG0_OOyUfm0S1DW_aYXszcnfvI/w400-h250/IMG_2131.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pair of Mute Swans are progressing with nest building</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b>Cetti's Warbler </b>3 at least singing</div><div>Goldcrest 1 </div><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> plus <b>Green Sandpiper </b>feeding in the afternoon at least.</span></span></p></div><div><br /></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-49639134633768235662024-03-06T20:52:00.005+00:002024-03-07T00:14:16.486+00:00Four Goosander and a Zebra hunting clip<p>A dry and sunny day with a light SE wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Middleton Nature Reserve</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Otter</b> - spraint seen by the main pond yesterday, first one for ages. Linda Renshaw.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I just did a quick check of the "no swimming" pond (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Goosander now 4. A male plus 3 female. I've still not seen one feeding, but that surely must be why they are here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx_-foVOH_SZbVRFWtddy0ivSCjPyNeSbhou0FZiUFssuM5ID1QgWF3V-M6XbfciY4_zXGs0JmETwLb0ufJvg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Little Grebe 1<div>Grey Heron 2 - unusually, they were flying around together and making soft calls, unlike their normal hoarse croaking. You can just make out a couple of calls at the start of this clip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwKVuLVEYuyrwbMJo4_mwV5BD42rRyNZ6A4hZz5-9MmpMfAOgHSkZHFG1I0viw3gIS_uzy1bG4CIUZq1Lk0Gg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><b>Cetti's warbler</b> 4 singing - central marsh 1, "no swimming" pond 2 and main pond 1.</div><div>Sparrowhawk 1</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvSNqJ9C-SPdXetkaYZ6Y0AsjorkFrYAFr1ok5hmo5RNmZkW3S2XrKUvfwoaHg4bIkIk_3mVocX9IZFj1TOoT9VbPtcmNucSVig6UfyrDfrBFRTUiR4QLUUIeAaY5L0yYEE45QnWoszrZ_GfHKkEKY_yhPKyf8IRzafhmTuciAlbjQut8pTpszVJFrWE/s3150/P1130722.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2165" data-original-width="3150" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvSNqJ9C-SPdXetkaYZ6Y0AsjorkFrYAFr1ok5hmo5RNmZkW3S2XrKUvfwoaHg4bIkIk_3mVocX9IZFj1TOoT9VbPtcmNucSVig6UfyrDfrBFRTUiR4QLUUIeAaY5L0yYEE45QnWoszrZ_GfHKkEKY_yhPKyf8IRzafhmTuciAlbjQut8pTpszVJFrWE/w400-h275/P1130722.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Song Thrush</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Janet checked the main pond a little later.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaBImru7lvJQcshnoL39Qv8Vz389HESSch85chZEZPU9Sa0qzS34lq4mztx85g0LrZs0q9NouKDTYRqFqIL1KWpfsTIAGlk_hZ87IVvh6Yq3Ig83coMgjxOrCSl4mQMU-9ReNDu39hKH1n1DH-bOp_ATvHtXHPH3rNiGDN2fpZ7gJv0oUhHpIa-VMjSI/s4387/IMG_2090.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="4387" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaBImru7lvJQcshnoL39Qv8Vz389HESSch85chZEZPU9Sa0qzS34lq4mztx85g0LrZs0q9NouKDTYRqFqIL1KWpfsTIAGlk_hZ87IVvh6Yq3Ig83coMgjxOrCSl4mQMU-9ReNDu39hKH1n1DH-bOp_ATvHtXHPH3rNiGDN2fpZ7gJv0oUhHpIa-VMjSI/w400-h238/IMG_2090.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tufted Duck</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6wXnnAMWL7arAcJ86CkU27wlNFAeRW6CMmMe9uH-j9WN4yUksOJQ59_o46Hlb53kHMmMCbgtyod7hw74NJ8QYkWvR6XxfIGD3zYipmMQOKG5nKTDUXG_eAG4rtnX8DBJAcVDAQN-RWuYbaLIFaTtSCHCMhoGgg6InQk5N4j84OuNxXyw7oIFHPbk2zw/s5838/IMG_2091.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3602" data-original-width="5838" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6wXnnAMWL7arAcJ86CkU27wlNFAeRW6CMmMe9uH-j9WN4yUksOJQ59_o46Hlb53kHMmMCbgtyod7hw74NJ8QYkWvR6XxfIGD3zYipmMQOKG5nKTDUXG_eAG4rtnX8DBJAcVDAQN-RWuYbaLIFaTtSCHCMhoGgg6InQk5N4j84OuNxXyw7oIFHPbk2zw/w400-h246/IMG_2091.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of several Mallard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRoyzPjYF575-L4Cj9-SssMvrosVWegDnkgHsRieWj-zR265F4JWpXGjp7MhdDVXh-LMsUJLEBBh6GA4UM7K9A2G9ezovN5DbzYttvVZMmvRBm5XC69k4XiY5zWDuWOTWdA9_Wpqufc0-Ao11L26umFcd2u2I5tbMPE0SWbT8Cm_vKa7CRpH4PzNWz9k/s4780/IMG_2093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3028" data-original-width="4780" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRoyzPjYF575-L4Cj9-SssMvrosVWegDnkgHsRieWj-zR265F4JWpXGjp7MhdDVXh-LMsUJLEBBh6GA4UM7K9A2G9ezovN5DbzYttvVZMmvRBm5XC69k4XiY5zWDuWOTWdA9_Wpqufc0-Ao11L26umFcd2u2I5tbMPE0SWbT8Cm_vKa7CRpH4PzNWz9k/w400-h254/IMG_2093.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVFPLUpLumJjE6_6H5-ej00imG1qM28KrMsgRe535WY4ABiu3pkqhfhquYXvjqtETam1DLsyG7rw0xRswMGspwupv1GwVlgrF6Z8xLom0k4Ud75LlsctUjlLIGTAM4vpTHPbtLrbOn-N_rcNU0GDFfOIIytUuMbgk1CU8MB096t536OiljlT3yBwLz14/s3408/IMG_2092.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="3408" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVFPLUpLumJjE6_6H5-ej00imG1qM28KrMsgRe535WY4ABiu3pkqhfhquYXvjqtETam1DLsyG7rw0xRswMGspwupv1GwVlgrF6Z8xLom0k4Ud75LlsctUjlLIGTAM4vpTHPbtLrbOn-N_rcNU0GDFfOIIytUuMbgk1CU8MB096t536OiljlT3yBwLz14/w400-h304/IMG_2092.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of many Black-Headed gulls</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_VSFzefOQmt3bXxmc2H5gjpRQHereeiHpcfxuEDWFDw5ugsdis4Oye_LHFmP7reN_OfpPHdaBq35ZsyvSHbq1zqgGaAZoOjwFRSEdpETstUQFwrWzVHj5apvlCKkI312v_soznrYncs8tB4d0lamEPaEue5Lz-rz3Dtnvl_JSsbgQgm6Wx3zr1XMav8/s6118/IMG_2094.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3923" data-original-width="6118" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_VSFzefOQmt3bXxmc2H5gjpRQHereeiHpcfxuEDWFDw5ugsdis4Oye_LHFmP7reN_OfpPHdaBq35ZsyvSHbq1zqgGaAZoOjwFRSEdpETstUQFwrWzVHj5apvlCKkI312v_soznrYncs8tB4d0lamEPaEue5Lz-rz3Dtnvl_JSsbgQgm6Wx3zr1XMav8/w400-h256/IMG_2094.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small Tortoiseshell</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><i>Heysham skear - low water 14:10 (MD)</i></div><div>Little Egret just 1</div><div><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 2 resting on the sea to the west of the skear.</div><div>(Later 29 per David Yates)</div><div>Eider 16</div><div>Red-breasted Merganser 4. These are a pair preening together</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwR16D2hsaTbF2CcW3nVUrte35vyE8qqcQ5OMZnQ0lNqW9iK9jmiy3HK8BD0rjKv3oi9QWR6cMXZLlwrW8NaA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Great Crested Grebe 1 in summer plumage feeding close to the shore. These are two clips joined together, the first is just it diving. The second, resulting from this dive it catches a small fish, but for some reason it wasn't going down properly, so it brings it back up and then swallows it again without a problem.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxoAu1C_vMxkj8XKrsyrETgmUff0QTrm8sSW-OCC7PAXX8pSRkf5pY3ho6fqs08uDsenjCFKsMxQqZAEaes5g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><b>Shag</b> 1 adult resting on Conger rock. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hk639gqGTPxWeOCgT20p3TKPZnhMGcDTmVXKxNM3PkWw62NVquOuYDLD3igYE8_AF4c895xgj9He27cktCPFmDySLD8dybohSuxd9SbSfAymtlc-KaiPcaTLBJvHh0Rw6YfnJeyIihSKztrgnE8gKGFpowZLsVWOWHces6B9aSamN3eZDWnzO-k-QOg/s500/IMG_2098.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Hk639gqGTPxWeOCgT20p3TKPZnhMGcDTmVXKxNM3PkWw62NVquOuYDLD3igYE8_AF4c895xgj9He27cktCPFmDySLD8dybohSuxd9SbSfAymtlc-KaiPcaTLBJvHh0Rw6YfnJeyIihSKztrgnE8gKGFpowZLsVWOWHces6B9aSamN3eZDWnzO-k-QOg/s16000/IMG_2098.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Initially it had to play second fiddle to a Cormorant </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyQ4hIRpSC1eQnHlqdcZtRURIr0X-DBIaYwUyw0bQvD7lhueg-GeSBbew7voa7UHm5JnjFTTH9VUM7-zmoM9OgNmbGeoLkjwKii_OldcdRJA4_Lmt4VIyhCdrL6wPjQ1JletLkD6BVMKAG1w_z6cqA3kfmqbgt4KkEuY_DGZ6FJKZ58hTUH5Geh7g2uw/s500/IMG_2099.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyQ4hIRpSC1eQnHlqdcZtRURIr0X-DBIaYwUyw0bQvD7lhueg-GeSBbew7voa7UHm5JnjFTTH9VUM7-zmoM9OgNmbGeoLkjwKii_OldcdRJA4_Lmt4VIyhCdrL6wPjQ1JletLkD6BVMKAG1w_z6cqA3kfmqbgt4KkEuY_DGZ6FJKZ58hTUH5Geh7g2uw/s16000/IMG_2099.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When the Cormorant left the Shag took the top spot</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>And it wasn't for relinquishing top spot when another Cormorant arrived. It looks quite pleased with itself when it is accepted as being dominant.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwxMGUVaNfXDtPocRnFN94Ue1YNV4QlDYu5CN81yrUVtUj5TUFTvlXJIAD5c4LR5magkX2xZkfmEm1pCctwFg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFk7evjiwX60hn5DxHXeO9pPZkdNTgfdqjE0ybtZQMZwMIy2O0fDf9M4F4cNpZ9P7qwLZYyP3D1lY6EPj8JNsTBc0WeUJYOuS_LER3msGIG4O4efJY3ZdZQNaohnPr56aat4exDYGYAKHHqkraKAS6kKG9jXTZaGZxSceHA1kQRYGiLUakMk8od0RrCQ/s500/IMG_2100.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFk7evjiwX60hn5DxHXeO9pPZkdNTgfdqjE0ybtZQMZwMIy2O0fDf9M4F4cNpZ9P7qwLZYyP3D1lY6EPj8JNsTBc0WeUJYOuS_LER3msGIG4O4efJY3ZdZQNaohnPr56aat4exDYGYAKHHqkraKAS6kKG9jXTZaGZxSceHA1kQRYGiLUakMk8od0RrCQ/s16000/IMG_2100.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was facing the wind most of the time, which tended to flatten its crest.<br />But it was more obvious when it looked the other way.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Waders similar to recent.</div><div>Alba Wagtail 1 north</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOC_aVvfx8aHTqxfgS5ExCxx8S2Sf9GpAdOa1bx1hiqvTJIwSh18O0SRF7-7cCcLjBAkuepLzj6R9HEbSK-l3gLFX_ATEfb8tWD8_YtzsttmjJcRxhEyWD1LCjWQ3TlFneWqg4NxDK0JM4aI-85JdwZsr-jkZFnqvTLdxVI7OKd1gtJxc0ilmpVTudz8g/s550/IMG_2102.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOC_aVvfx8aHTqxfgS5ExCxx8S2Sf9GpAdOa1bx1hiqvTJIwSh18O0SRF7-7cCcLjBAkuepLzj6R9HEbSK-l3gLFX_ATEfb8tWD8_YtzsttmjJcRxhEyWD1LCjWQ3TlFneWqg4NxDK0JM4aI-85JdwZsr-jkZFnqvTLdxVI7OKd1gtJxc0ilmpVTudz8g/s16000/IMG_2102.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The water must be warming slightly as the anemones are opening again</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the Zebra hunting clip, not some intrepid "white hunter" bravely slaughtering Zebras on the Serengeti. But a Zebra Spider tackling a fly almost twice its size on the south sea wall. Taken by Kevin Eaves today, it was the first he's seen here this year. (Not one for arachnophobes!)</span></span></p></div><div><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(31, 31, 31); color: #1f1f1f;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyE7DzlF6xL672g9kOf54wMJ7DCcZgHrqXG1juw-I5IsFlm7izgXsqmpOJ-9yuri3z8n-vUswjsv5fMdqdEuQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> - it wasn't there during a quick passing look in the morning, but it was entertaining several birders in the afternoon. </span></span></p></div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-85931988196086832172024-03-05T20:56:00.000+00:002024-03-05T20:56:28.854+00:00Rock Pipits return to the Head, 3 Goosander and first butterfly of the year.Another dry and largely sunny day. The light wind initially from SE but ended up from the west.<div><br /></div><div>Brimstone butterfly 1 male flew through Janet's garden this morning.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Heysham Head </i></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Report from John Dent:</span></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I noticed a couple of weeks ago you mentioned looking for rock pipits on Heysham Head.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My daily walk is usually round the Head and I have also been looking for the pipits.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today is the first day I have seen any there. At least three birds possibly four were around the usual nest site.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One was being territorial and chased off one of the others.</span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="s1"></span><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">No sign of the Kestrel this last few weeks, it was a regular through the Winter.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Imperial Rd (MD)</i></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mute Swan 2 adult</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Greylag Goose 3</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mistle thrush 2 - one had been singing. It attracted another, they both perched on the pylon near the bypass roundabout.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5D-ugmrFUjDo-sunwXZ3_n6sF5lQwgyXL7MV6pnw2f1zJCIIvNgwcsbk3xvE1ee4k3eVNcs271tnqTxn5B369h8k9CIdFcwzsJObDjbVmlDZL39wifhRjaEwKfmvlmJt36KbVKz5xreuTBQFiZE-iz5X0RjjHDEyMAOhPPH5I1EmfJzg5-PsOChk1QVQ/s4896/P1130672.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5D-ugmrFUjDo-sunwXZ3_n6sF5lQwgyXL7MV6pnw2f1zJCIIvNgwcsbk3xvE1ee4k3eVNcs271tnqTxn5B369h8k9CIdFcwzsJObDjbVmlDZL39wifhRjaEwKfmvlmJt36KbVKz5xreuTBQFiZE-iz5X0RjjHDEyMAOhPPH5I1EmfJzg5-PsOChk1QVQ/w400-h300/P1130672.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the bird that had been singing perched high on the pylon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5C8qtbaw96isHuD7O4I9FKFrz_PFcLou1sVRp64_9tGYEiYiWp_bfJ5FiM-lBeUiElJGLXaLSeIQvj4RgveC3lRAKTqi214-fddtqrfiCDtMZu0wvQVBNee7WUoNt-fpXpJ410uquaq2bXAWWdd-JcdSaRiWU6C53v-4dqRUVj_E-252Lj0Bhxj83uwg/s4896/P1130677.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="4896" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5C8qtbaw96isHuD7O4I9FKFrz_PFcLou1sVRp64_9tGYEiYiWp_bfJ5FiM-lBeUiElJGLXaLSeIQvj4RgveC3lRAKTqi214-fddtqrfiCDtMZu0wvQVBNee7WUoNt-fpXpJ410uquaq2bXAWWdd-JcdSaRiWU6C53v-4dqRUVj_E-252Lj0Bhxj83uwg/w400-h300/P1130677.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The second one perched lower but was keeping an eye on the other bird.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just a quick check of the "no swimming" pond, there was a lot of noisy landscape work underway around the main pond.</span></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Mute pair were preparing a nesting platform.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzOjk6RgASURpmTHDQwGI_yhm3XFrxSOgVPBLHXe2NQ--aU6MsDIWWuhLkp_-e-GfmO7BytUYjB3RTRGSIrhQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Goosander 3 - a second female had joined them. Can't say the male looks overly enthusiastic </span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwauUFQHrJYpVzc7-dbhrQ9WBzeb8clqJDM1ec5lIX_ulyojlo39_NuM8acaUOs12royS6eL8J7D6HQqtdI3g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Cetti's warbler</b> 2 singing</span><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>South shore (JP, MD)</i></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shelduck 49</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfr3mLmgqY8C9MQJIP8a60W7WSo4z-UiACg9VKoPrPPft0yGHmm9mkD2xX6vNm7ixI3JPxZDAW6x4uXG4IAXNd867rmzqoT4ba71EGkZ1NZBmNqoK_iwR383vpBGSH1Hr_PzkfZQBVWyVvmpf2JMk-X6bv7ob4G_Emoed3mH5brVu-v-d7XFgydmcZIU/s5253/IMG_2079.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2533" data-original-width="5253" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfr3mLmgqY8C9MQJIP8a60W7WSo4z-UiACg9VKoPrPPft0yGHmm9mkD2xX6vNm7ixI3JPxZDAW6x4uXG4IAXNd867rmzqoT4ba71EGkZ1NZBmNqoK_iwR383vpBGSH1Hr_PzkfZQBVWyVvmpf2JMk-X6bv7ob4G_Emoed3mH5brVu-v-d7XFgydmcZIU/w400-h193/IMG_2079.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of the Shelduck on Red Nab</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wigeon 150</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Little Egret 3</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1ePqns355cPc1BH4tjwWeIao2-qJd4j7alaJI7brqAlPO6ub2eh9UvPLWJPMqK5i5NeKgmDbF-JmBR_wbqy2vM31iUacmndcNtA0qeJui-O0OArX4cne-6hvgiKmQOM7ov-iyO_wx2YW8h4cuwzlztBCIMPIQm7N5IrNisW5csoWo3kBQ_pB983JHsA/s550/IMG_2081.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN1ePqns355cPc1BH4tjwWeIao2-qJd4j7alaJI7brqAlPO6ub2eh9UvPLWJPMqK5i5NeKgmDbF-JmBR_wbqy2vM31iUacmndcNtA0qeJui-O0OArX4cne-6hvgiKmQOM7ov-iyO_wx2YW8h4cuwzlztBCIMPIQm7N5IrNisW5csoWo3kBQ_pB983JHsA/s16000/IMG_2081.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This bird resting on the divider in the middle of No.2 outflow looked "interesting " (Malcolm)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMaoDT5S2_vnTYoY9zhhKHMEXnXchSU0C1FZ-ZLZkSzD88Fi3Gn-W5uDgX5zZZ0-7XEFAhyfQw4FtqxEXNksaM3LNL2-McU1UFztQ2WdsAXw1vYl-XtyhvJV41kJBdpdNDwI8KERIYnMo7SM8BxA7pp8J3XxupLIvW5218TLZq8_R7pkExmvsltRYLZ4/s550/IMG_2082.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMaoDT5S2_vnTYoY9zhhKHMEXnXchSU0C1FZ-ZLZkSzD88Fi3Gn-W5uDgX5zZZ0-7XEFAhyfQw4FtqxEXNksaM3LNL2-McU1UFztQ2WdsAXw1vYl-XtyhvJV41kJBdpdNDwI8KERIYnMo7SM8BxA7pp8J3XxupLIvW5218TLZq8_R7pkExmvsltRYLZ4/s16000/IMG_2082.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turned out to be just a Redshank resting in an unusual manner <br />Possibly ill, but there had been a lot of frantic wader activity further out and they were clearly being <br />attacked, probably by a Peregrine. Perhaps this Redshank had been hit but escaped and needed a rest.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rock,Pipit 5</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">- Janet took some stunning shots today.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PA4r0CiRjfxenquxLfwDgxZXMPnntdasklC_LDzEkHBDbOrVTLVd280MQnQvYqC2qO1AyeDxsUTW0diZ49phFt9OpggzLrnwuInW3gH0S9rYBrwiuMzc71l3n7FXY6jWGUvDk19JDxUeYpEZlVY5MiCAjRs6CjsNGAHaWPkiIPUIpqj0_Qn_Q6SU3UE/s3251/IMG_2085.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1831" data-original-width="3251" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9PA4r0CiRjfxenquxLfwDgxZXMPnntdasklC_LDzEkHBDbOrVTLVd280MQnQvYqC2qO1AyeDxsUTW0diZ49phFt9OpggzLrnwuInW3gH0S9rYBrwiuMzc71l3n7FXY6jWGUvDk19JDxUeYpEZlVY5MiCAjRs6CjsNGAHaWPkiIPUIpqj0_Qn_Q6SU3UE/w400-h225/IMG_2085.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">It has a grub in this shot</span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCcQLlRjuSDwjlO0O3yv6vfDYWQf15_bmkMg2zJDkg6WPaZtBl6C0foSgXr2xGlUAbli-YE3XMsNoq77h2RGGWQ6kpa2S4s8N3IohLSuBNEAOc8OVNcVlMdCjOMbiRJ8PbXR5fPwIsgo6jIRguPzd2YjbXFERZhblZkh1c9CI1CajJKXROAfOB4LBZPs/s5319/IMG_2083.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="5319" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCcQLlRjuSDwjlO0O3yv6vfDYWQf15_bmkMg2zJDkg6WPaZtBl6C0foSgXr2xGlUAbli-YE3XMsNoq77h2RGGWQ6kpa2S4s8N3IohLSuBNEAOc8OVNcVlMdCjOMbiRJ8PbXR5fPwIsgo6jIRguPzd2YjbXFERZhblZkh1c9CI1CajJKXROAfOB4LBZPs/w400-h214/IMG_2083.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQld6hhEAbzjUR6SIHl0nSWtHRavE_pGT2xApHXyusOcV-nVBKXBK2_1f9QxmBkJh_AwlRIdTDgVB1xOuaV2Jazl1EVVxt9EqR9SKOB7XFhXev3VFGtMelAceUbPqTpn2dXch4TClDJPjCPxcrmlemubnatgRS6K3v7sLA8HVDMuqZ8QQiGfVUhoPdC_I/s6084/IMG_2084.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3944" data-original-width="6084" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQld6hhEAbzjUR6SIHl0nSWtHRavE_pGT2xApHXyusOcV-nVBKXBK2_1f9QxmBkJh_AwlRIdTDgVB1xOuaV2Jazl1EVVxt9EqR9SKOB7XFhXev3VFGtMelAceUbPqTpn2dXch4TClDJPjCPxcrmlemubnatgRS6K3v7sLA8HVDMuqZ8QQiGfVUhoPdC_I/w400-h259/IMG_2084.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">This one shows the current stage of its moult</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-36894742313801071382024-03-04T20:52:00.000+00:002024-03-04T20:52:13.304+00:00A nice variety<p>Another overnight frost left ice on shallow pools. A dry day with plenty of sunshine, but cool in a fresh SE wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Middleton Nature Reserve </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a look first thing (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Goosander male and female still on the "no swimming" pond, today joined by</div><div style="text-align: left;">Tufted Duck 3 - 2 males and a female</div><div style="text-align: left;">Teal 2 pairs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxY0v2Uc4X6oo8KQztkDAl0KUneYBPj37zWncTOti5BFWuGEXNehd_kABVn82XrPTFIQFyIhMN-PS26XTeYNA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Not seen the Goosanders feeding yet, but they must be. The Tufted certainly were.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyQK2x-53QllFHrSKxfxOeg67tHkesvMDJG7XgMbtQx3vMKUqs4q8qSLKm-yUnqrDHWSpEDs5Q1VLXG3I0mew' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><b>Cetti's warbler</b> 2 at least singing around the "no swimming" pond</div><div><br /></div><div>Janet had a look a little later</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_f8G5WhCLpOeHqK0KmAWRvm1v6ySG1xJszoxMPGJF_mxgYChDaEq8wq6IzTy9ATswWFPtDt4WxLwXc90qbGIsBieR2b6S7lRk2y-C8jX_gC__KRKo1S1x3JZ9SISiEzEwTiCzMpmMuVxIQlxEg9V3Fl3GsHQBFuaxcW2_G3K1emsTzMMH6O19imKpec/s3993/IMG_2065.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-Kwve7NeNeFkiKyWxEBJsTMo8z_8YiZC5MRmfb5ka2hx5wmin1CGR0DcLJ0JIjhecGNFBNn6byWYOan1TsTa7G6dsVFh4W7mLxU7n5hmA15FA1TFbOGLX41CAS22UNGlZxAbIOhFgCD9UXUUxFExhGQUxgrPolm3FZ5kSAppY0bB2M6DPEal-6mkd24/w400-h266/IMG_2063.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink-Footed geese heading north</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqg7rC6oBj99ibzbLryM2sNmcxPFE__SYXQeTqRhVVeCG_14iTEzPmMC8rFGK9kVCgeNWT1YjpxZx9LEGgxvuH5n6Q-X4qCMkuhYvehdyLyQmA2rD4tbdHfNHNA5l0FQ70Wwn4FpQA-Grz7VnsGOWNIb2Kv0GMllrOTJNmMuxx1TYlcLZTgK3nQ8icpY/s3329/IMG_2061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2161" data-original-width="3329" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHqg7rC6oBj99ibzbLryM2sNmcxPFE__SYXQeTqRhVVeCG_14iTEzPmMC8rFGK9kVCgeNWT1YjpxZx9LEGgxvuH5n6Q-X4qCMkuhYvehdyLyQmA2rD4tbdHfNHNA5l0FQ70Wwn4FpQA-Grz7VnsGOWNIb2Kv0GMllrOTJNmMuxx1TYlcLZTgK3nQ8icpY/w400-h260/IMG_2061.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLElaLDjAkqX-uYRrg7pfRxyHKSJLWmnp3ruAmu4mLWKDjx4wcm1QiygCnjKzNnX6KppSQ7MeMzFPWmG8CNj555V2QA6B-Lo7_IrGcClqGJOBISaZK-hQG1TGrlwN4U5tNLuKoh5sEuR_CwCcIyvOpwmq1NGOImq78nAryAui9-Pf9H0yGDCRzNG0b3A/s4319/IMG_2064.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2791" data-original-width="4319" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaLElaLDjAkqX-uYRrg7pfRxyHKSJLWmnp3ruAmu4mLWKDjx4wcm1QiygCnjKzNnX6KppSQ7MeMzFPWmG8CNj555V2QA6B-Lo7_IrGcClqGJOBISaZK-hQG1TGrlwN4U5tNLuKoh5sEuR_CwCcIyvOpwmq1NGOImq78nAryAui9-Pf9H0yGDCRzNG0b3A/w400-h259/IMG_2064.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Tit (<i>for overseas readers. Everyone in the UK recognises Blue Tits)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6DHweQcVkH_bsQQJhdZre6Eojay9RKItKL5O5VpIKtj-ClPFpWxu3FuTewmB85RUNVdkcKG5dpr2lgMd5a5H6Wap7FeNuLIxbbsDvuKPE14apMkZZ36i8rgKsY_OYLKBfK-uWASbaG9SGijiNRAdTVNudYGee3KOGxq4F1d9sBVNKBRJ1pxOl1IY1Is/s4038/IMG_2066.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3726" data-original-width="4038" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq6DHweQcVkH_bsQQJhdZre6Eojay9RKItKL5O5VpIKtj-ClPFpWxu3FuTewmB85RUNVdkcKG5dpr2lgMd5a5H6Wap7FeNuLIxbbsDvuKPE14apMkZZ36i8rgKsY_OYLKBfK-uWASbaG9SGijiNRAdTVNudYGee3KOGxq4F1d9sBVNKBRJ1pxOl1IY1Is/w400-h369/IMG_2066.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long-Tailed Tit on the car park feeders</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><i>South Shore</i></div><div>I had a walk out onto the shore beyond the saltmarsh on the rising evening tide (Malcolm)</div><div>Once again there were lots of waders, but on three occasions everything was lifted when a Peregrine was hunting. These are just the best estimates on the waders closest to the shore, there were many more further south.</div><div>Oystercatcher 80</div><div>Curlew 40</div><div>Bar-Tailed Godwit 200</div><div>Grey Plover 130</div><div>Knot 400</div><div>Dunlin 350</div><div>Redshank 40</div><div>This clip shows the location.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dznX8lGNY4bZqmqMoLMz5-gisr6UgGr7vRghzP8sIYjcNPSGLudeDh64UZPZ0lEg_wZGugOjz1wlHBvDpaMUg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>This Godwit does catch a worm at the end of this clip, but you need to be quick to see it (or watch in slow motion)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dztBhg2Ye82wm7FjYW-NdYBs09UYXcCmtM0cnqpIc_g9d_vPcDRNmSpuUqSjvj4vsJmy56K9EIRK62JiDTuzw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>Many of the Grey Plover are in this clip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyaqZVVFhNaD79M78jkfPCx2o8vN6qgJRrBiBG6fWtkshUAgHg3oicNQYovj2gZJ2n4YKz5EmBh_rsBMRGsbg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSphS8SXM8hvuruTTTM0lf1yqBC6KXzUbBp03GG1wcinPetV_9aoD3RxqiSvZw-luOZxDKMhBuvg5ZsTDQXYhPAttzVMRiCvvIrIZwy5IUArWWjFH93Fu7cexuMjJ78aj5-3KqNsWmc_oThKJIQ9eaboBZJubQqodUBx9SUlajUhUj37m62eF8EJk_Bco/s500/IMG_2071.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSphS8SXM8hvuruTTTM0lf1yqBC6KXzUbBp03GG1wcinPetV_9aoD3RxqiSvZw-luOZxDKMhBuvg5ZsTDQXYhPAttzVMRiCvvIrIZwy5IUArWWjFH93Fu7cexuMjJ78aj5-3KqNsWmc_oThKJIQ9eaboBZJubQqodUBx9SUlajUhUj37m62eF8EJk_Bco/s16000/IMG_2071.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grey Plover (top) with Dunlin and a Knot</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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This leaves the antlers red when it is first shed, as this nice series of shots shows well.</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpXRIoT0jKBxivYzjtpfZd9W7Bh1_5Wiov0G_4ZCIevWMH_r9e2hjBB0R-JK4FvnMJ5wnRuL1w0K65WBFr4a1x09bhqFg5autWsRWTOi2j1Xd8nA22U3E_F_-Q8SRIvgwzMh1M3tM-mmHXSQTByCr4p2GeDjDW-Ph_GsXEY6J_OggcB_neVErhAfr2w8/s3948/IMG_2075.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="3948" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpXRIoT0jKBxivYzjtpfZd9W7Bh1_5Wiov0G_4ZCIevWMH_r9e2hjBB0R-JK4FvnMJ5wnRuL1w0K65WBFr4a1x09bhqFg5autWsRWTOi2j1Xd8nA22U3E_F_-Q8SRIvgwzMh1M3tM-mmHXSQTByCr4p2GeDjDW-Ph_GsXEY6J_OggcB_neVErhAfr2w8/w400-h229/IMG_2075.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuO5bu1ZZe7KzPaL_hL4c_uYLuIB1IdTV5RbjDsQWVr8FgjNx2YaHJETpbt8SACDm80cTj1-8VZdHRRFf7lJtjC4fybVct0r0kyg6tH0ENeWM6wnffK24FfNLg46AdJaVCN9LJ8XyiPCQ5sK72gJ015jKZEjA9MjO-TtCcdRVuOqwkVjOv5VfHkAa8wiw/s2407/IMG_2076.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> still feeding In the field next to the paddock.</span></span></p></div><div><div style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"></div></div></span></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-41617818004607010172024-03-03T20:48:00.001+00:002024-03-03T22:32:33.996+00:00Five singing warblers......two species <p>A dry sunny day with a light SW wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Heysham skear - low water 10:00 </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was a pleasant morning walk, but not a lot to see (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;">Eider 65</div><div style="text-align: left;">Great Crested Grebe 2</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oystercatcher 1500</div><div style="text-align: left;">Knot 400</div><div style="text-align: left;">Redshank 100</div><div style="text-align: left;">Turnstone 80</div><div style="text-align: left;">Curlew 20</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dunlin 12</div><div style="text-align: left;">Ringed Plover 6.</div><div style="text-align: left;">These are a couple of Dunlin feeding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxxsl1yySNGHwek-oHrpViZce41h6pC-8EKA3E8IA2kVi1t5yPVsz3968m-gHvC3_36mcV17TBXM-X9PAG5Iw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>The tide was coming in and these Knot were having a bath before moving on. This channel is where the freshwater runoff flows, at this point largely filled with saltwater, but it will still be quite fresh along this edge.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwy3Rnv0kKP12avuDnjz4M5vRmqU2NamsjMxNgnLYQXkpcK4XoQ4QRsiJfzOGvH0JBHNY2-6tnTcSQwAGSjhw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve </i><div>Just a quick check of the two main ponds on my way home (Malcolm)</div><div><b>Cetti's Warbler</b> 4 singing/calling. There were at least two around the "no swimming" pond almost constantly calling with the odd burst of song. Another singing from the reeds in the SE corner of the main pond, plus this one singing just beyond the NW corner of the main pond.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UmCjntc1Rh5rT8xjelFJmxbW9sdPBocPh5BHc5ElFafQThy0-aAHW9AI85UVxzXA7wyeNddbl85UNDUFwOorcc_Dp0zVfZzVSmVC_a-pk7NNbMES131KO6Agb7AcDj9QqvwqTPbJS5HvCwzmT3YDvDj6aKF_gVTYRlglP-v6YGvtDSvIIqKazgsAZVA/s500/IMG_2052.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UmCjntc1Rh5rT8xjelFJmxbW9sdPBocPh5BHc5ElFafQThy0-aAHW9AI85UVxzXA7wyeNddbl85UNDUFwOorcc_Dp0zVfZzVSmVC_a-pk7NNbMES131KO6Agb7AcDj9QqvwqTPbJS5HvCwzmT3YDvDj6aKF_gVTYRlglP-v6YGvtDSvIIqKazgsAZVA/s16000/IMG_2052.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">About as good a view as you get of a Cetti's warbler</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The above Cetti's is in this clip. The Blue Tit calling is virtually sat on my shoulder, even so, the single burst of song from the Cetti's at 10m away is still louder than the Blue Tit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dweCsJMv8jYOxUqNWMNrQLt8_7CMx3NWWT93GI3SKolV__DnVCjcPg8u0yYgN6mOposXz5WoC5NyDyV-ikzvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>Chiffchaff 1 singing briefly near the "no swimming" pond - Pete advises that it is probably an overwintering bird.</div><div><br /></div><div>Goosander 2 - male and female on the "no swimming" pond. This is the male, the Chiffchaff is singing in this clip, but it is mixed with a Great Tit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwubhb1Nrgr-5rdVH3fxTWM_TiO9ScyI-SaeSGoG3exZPbPR4qSLXeYwkLIbEI5Lg8-oVEhaRaEVr9M0riEgA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGz1GCNsZna7xSvAMJpsGO15s7fwY1ngyCWowiDgB25rH7QHVdsmkdLIFiQRcOWJbExRk-hOa10UNgRMm-WqCh19eEv3KCW0yxr_q7ZNgJr4PDT6HSeNo_uYRLj4OFgRF_7m7lQ5FWUVsJOuO3q27I132ylXWMNwdBqdxyXdw_ZhpvLdOicKDHoCVIg8/s1797/IMG_2050.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1253" data-original-width="1797" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBGz1GCNsZna7xSvAMJpsGO15s7fwY1ngyCWowiDgB25rH7QHVdsmkdLIFiQRcOWJbExRk-hOa10UNgRMm-WqCh19eEv3KCW0yxr_q7ZNgJr4PDT6HSeNo_uYRLj4OFgRF_7m7lQ5FWUVsJOuO3q27I132ylXWMNwdBqdxyXdw_ZhpvLdOicKDHoCVIg8/w400-h279/IMG_2050.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Goosander</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Other wildfowl unchanged.</div><div><b>Stock Dove</b> 1</div><div>Bullfinch pair</div><div><br /></div><div>Both Goosander were still present when Angela Gillon checked at 16:00, also a <b>Cetti's warbler </b>singing at the main pond car park at that time, plus a Great Spotted Woodpecker drumming on the south side.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Imperial Rd (MD)</i></div><div>Just a quick stop off early evening </div><div>Buzzard 1 - the light morphed bird resting in the trees</div><div>Mute Swan 2</div><div>Mallard 2</div><div>Grey Heron 2</div><div>Meadow Pipit 4</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="1942" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KCLKy3hEhf7eCTBlM1yHwJwdGw683cm6dGJ1LrC-8sXOlg7fzwgtKdecUsqHmFPLINbwGAN89QKziznQs3l6510gjFn17VJXWLgOivvoAPrqsbOUU36wrbX0tfwsTkNE0HRYQCb5hgZvRg0ri0xYKXAejEFEvoFUF_pqtK2CuK3cLKeuk4GwHbHevWw/w400-h261/IMG_2055.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two of the Meadow Pipits</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> still feeding In the field next to the paddock, but closer to the hedgerow this morning.</span></span></p></div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-58207320356279683392024-03-02T20:48:00.004+00:002024-03-02T20:53:05.936+00:00Lots of corvids<p>An overnight frost resulting in ice on the shallow pools. Followed by a showery day with a light NE breeze.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Mute Swan 2 adult on the main pond chasing the remaining 4 immature birds around. Unfortunately 1 immature was also dead on the peninsula. Foxes had been eating it but would not have killed it.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Grebe 2 on the main pond.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Goosander 2 a male and a female on the no swimming pond (historically, Goosander have been very scarce here, but there has been a significant increase in recent years, no doubt related to the developing fish stocks - for years there were no fish in these ponds)</div><div style="text-align: left;">This is the female</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxICyfAgbsMytRkZlFsezcwI7x3bbk3y47zVsjuXVNm06K-xEMb4ckNZmZ8USop9cNzDKEpP3CDVqJjkuvycg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Lots of corvid activity today, much of it to do with defining territories.<div>Raven 1 at least - individual bird seen on three occasions but possibly all the same mobile bird.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyIwzzUVPQPIbRz3J83ZecYD9lIjyQ7HTWFs3dd-VAxEyiXCRJYaIQsguo-vb6N1OTzB6WNDoc7Dn9pNBpbYw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Reed Bunting 1 male<div><b>Cetti's Warbler</b> 2 singing males (main and "no swimming" ponds)</div><div><b>Jack Snipe</b> 1 - accidentally flushed from the west bank of the main pond.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeKSbSStL-OkB5Aj7zjTwx6m0JNEo4OHp8u2sseUWDgfgqISnUH4Fdy43_wj01wEk1lGr7c4OmNQwsBXEv5UdZrFqAR_J11WFF0GfoD8qkMfBlLaGDf-5VPmaTjSaMb5-jG_JdbFFLEyFN6UWtrddLSVuEhHA8nLcCb7q_Dg-SfKzU3Zs0xjEJGVbam0/s500/IMG_2042.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUeKSbSStL-OkB5Aj7zjTwx6m0JNEo4OHp8u2sseUWDgfgqISnUH4Fdy43_wj01wEk1lGr7c4OmNQwsBXEv5UdZrFqAR_J11WFF0GfoD8qkMfBlLaGDf-5VPmaTjSaMb5-jG_JdbFFLEyFN6UWtrddLSVuEhHA8nLcCb7q_Dg-SfKzU3Zs0xjEJGVbam0/s16000/IMG_2042.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jack Snipe</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><i>South shore (MD)</i></div><div><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 22 visible on Red Nab, but probably others obscured by the far rocks.</div><div>Wigeon 220</div><div>Shelduck 6</div><div>Eider 1 female</div><div><b>Shag</b> 1 adult on the wooden jetty</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vmS5MiFyH3u1CcyXfeBWIVmU468SKx5gbAGBCySpJujGjwrNUDTWyYXlknH8dNC9ogWfyWFfW-eCxSLhxuHnhQSPvgDuasq20cPeVyONR8VwVLpLPBaE_6k1IrzyDgvwDGkyAM3844FhFxpr7D8HbyYfjC6XqtX5rL1gmsxjPY2sNpEEtykNOLRLbbQ/s500/IMG_2043.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5vmS5MiFyH3u1CcyXfeBWIVmU468SKx5gbAGBCySpJujGjwrNUDTWyYXlknH8dNC9ogWfyWFfW-eCxSLhxuHnhQSPvgDuasq20cPeVyONR8VwVLpLPBaE_6k1IrzyDgvwDGkyAM3844FhFxpr7D8HbyYfjC6XqtX5rL1gmsxjPY2sNpEEtykNOLRLbbQ/s16000/IMG_2043.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Black-Headed gull has found a fish too large for it to easily swallow</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>This clip shows it being chased by two other Black-Headed gulls (note the Eider on the sea at one point). But when a young Common gull joins in with the chase the BHG realises that it is hopeless and drops the fish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzES8noET4tXFGKFQdzzfq0OEcNtOeY9d7heHQIv9EFpUEHuV_pHJAWd-Ah4wDyX-EH7Y3SfZp6aGf5z234-w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5WK3a9nMrqs4TakcpBtEY9TpjS0bPgCA-PL-1VQHfMGdxgmDl4RmI0sWJEEsO2By_RHG_86yX9fTTbPeDwqmmevT4KsNCkBh6VGqOrGync8UyMaDgQNLTJzKXKOxsxV19EykFQ5QlpeAGW2o8N7nvzN_XiI_N85I5BUq_Mt8a46rvKTFCF9NJfSOKDY/s500/IMG_2045.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP5WK3a9nMrqs4TakcpBtEY9TpjS0bPgCA-PL-1VQHfMGdxgmDl4RmI0sWJEEsO2By_RHG_86yX9fTTbPeDwqmmevT4KsNCkBh6VGqOrGync8UyMaDgQNLTJzKXKOxsxV19EykFQ5QlpeAGW2o8N7nvzN_XiI_N85I5BUq_Mt8a46rvKTFCF9NJfSOKDY/s16000/IMG_2045.png" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Common Gull makes off with the fish, the BHGs chase a while, then give up<br />The Common Gull then quickly headed out of the area to avoid the larger gulls pinching his prize.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Rock Pipit 3 - 2 and 1 along the sea wall</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Imperial Rd (MD)</i></div><div>Again, just a quick check in passing.</div><div>Buzzard 1 flew of to SE</div><div>Greylag goose 17</div><div>Teal 4</div><div>Roe Deer 1 buck. As well as the obvious masculine features (antlers etc) you can tell he's a male as he doesn't have the white rump tuft sported by the females at this time of year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwa2tsqCigUs_dCf4dOduOXWOPxokDhLYLvQXOiUga40oHG9jSc8igvj1_3IwLljNgzleAtCpzb5m5jvDRYrQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> still feeding </span></span></p></div><div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-3524817608462207832024-03-01T20:48:00.003+00:002024-03-01T21:40:05.809+00:00Two GoosanderA bitingly cold east wind in the morning drifted more to SE and became less cold. Rain started mid morning and didn't really stop for the rest of the day.<div><br /></div><div>Just my stuff so far (Malcolm)</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Heysham skear - low water 09:10</i></div><div><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 29 - they were sat in the SE corner hunkered down against the cold wind. There is nothing for them to eat here this year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxNJjx_u2nzpOCoBvRssw5nOnEvxNlDFGZHnBpZv7hTs5_lROif3-hjDp6EHo2wjRTpyPIEWUndB1f_4guJ0g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Eider 43<div>Red-breasted Merganser 11</div><div>Great Crested Grebe 2</div><div>Little Egret 2</div><div>Oystercatcher 1500</div><div>Knot 1000</div><div>Redshank 40</div><div>Turnstone 30</div><div>Curlew 25</div><div>Dunlin 12</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve </i></div><div>I just called on on my way home to see if the Goosander was still around. Not only was the male still on the "no swimming" pond, he had been joined by a female.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYS993ntuFUy7fEx2WRSQZ5ua4bSS-l4xNTL6IdbJXdSJX2mpdFOUQ2gGKwwJMKr0MIe9xxbS4bYsY-zZFQTa6Hl39n0_KCf6FsIEC1rMh-Z2BBaSZ5JAiIiDKinM3KnHbp5QfkibLFa7OXMzlZVd5570Wgefo7RDmqy7kMH6TeJHn3TrlNIySJj8rYB8/s1797/IMG_2023.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1797" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYS993ntuFUy7fEx2WRSQZ5ua4bSS-l4xNTL6IdbJXdSJX2mpdFOUQ2gGKwwJMKr0MIe9xxbS4bYsY-zZFQTa6Hl39n0_KCf6FsIEC1rMh-Z2BBaSZ5JAiIiDKinM3KnHbp5QfkibLFa7OXMzlZVd5570Wgefo7RDmqy7kMH6TeJHn3TrlNIySJj8rYB8/w400-h259/IMG_2023.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Goosander </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0hsXLkJE2whTmnpscuwDqDjpNiN6SZyI7iE9LvBhPmKhmGY89NrMsxx2ERBOQE-Q9pxVSrctxyta95aHNEjBHL3Yq9UjKdYvpxmWIUEOwN5nnD44EoRk0llDlbMtv9304_ni9Ktl-JPOQrHC0rsKfww8YVFiu2H2_tTHUxuQFqi1Teb38rJbcGFuTbE/s1816/IMG_2020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1816" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0hsXLkJE2whTmnpscuwDqDjpNiN6SZyI7iE9LvBhPmKhmGY89NrMsxx2ERBOQE-Q9pxVSrctxyta95aHNEjBHL3Yq9UjKdYvpxmWIUEOwN5nnD44EoRk0llDlbMtv9304_ni9Ktl-JPOQrHC0rsKfww8YVFiu2H2_tTHUxuQFqi1Teb38rJbcGFuTbE/w400-h255/IMG_2020.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVATTUvui-ZhU7ivhVnfureM3yBbKZVKwWGdVIP7KG6lsqgBDJ3B51nbg9Od7sf-IHA24p8zrW3xsa0U6aXYycPIrUD95gpXi20ixxaY5rInf0ILU8_LI74UupUI97XhlKAwGty9mqiEDnS7XOHyhtvUkow2nz8X9qgEVvuuVnfMqiqpXMwk839h3UXg/s1631/IMG_2021.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1009" data-original-width="1631" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVATTUvui-ZhU7ivhVnfureM3yBbKZVKwWGdVIP7KG6lsqgBDJ3B51nbg9Od7sf-IHA24p8zrW3xsa0U6aXYycPIrUD95gpXi20ixxaY5rInf0ILU8_LI74UupUI97XhlKAwGty9mqiEDnS7XOHyhtvUkow2nz8X9qgEVvuuVnfMqiqpXMwk839h3UXg/w400-h248/IMG_2021.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male Goosander</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNn9qcqB_sY0AjAaatgme9zoRvCRfPPyQlZZ70GHEWyuA_sdE4yOd4i7SPlR_lK_3X5z_SyVdAKbi8vLRlGpDE2O0wiRPQJ51eeJ6tuuuQ-BxGIFAyS5rzVyq_5vK1VjjI_qiusTpAwYLwn1Jgpb64QVdAzIOdAKbGFdhRBQIGznkSz78tT3W0zdSLvqk/s500/IMG_2025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNn9qcqB_sY0AjAaatgme9zoRvCRfPPyQlZZ70GHEWyuA_sdE4yOd4i7SPlR_lK_3X5z_SyVdAKbi8vLRlGpDE2O0wiRPQJ51eeJ6tuuuQ-BxGIFAyS5rzVyq_5vK1VjjI_qiusTpAwYLwn1Jgpb64QVdAzIOdAKbGFdhRBQIGznkSz78tT3W0zdSLvqk/s16000/IMG_2025.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div>Also on the pond this morning were; Gadwall 2, Tufted Duck 1 and Coot 2. Just a female Gadwall and a Coot missing from this clip.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxDPKsrcqdCruMFjkrFGXCOUseVGx2LcX-_xmLa5nzLCejgnTiMbIbNj1AaNA5n7Dveq6z8j_CDg3mhUQTD4g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Two of the Little Grebes on the main pond were feeding together.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy3ftPT_BKFC8m1hexX1k010QgWPwlJR-eudvL6NxvVzNCS7qXFwsBbfkBEMUCeOPW4mWCxCXkhYRrJWbprqg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><b>Cetti's Warbler</b> 1 singing from "no swimming" pond<br /><div><br /><div><i>Imperial Rd</i></div><div>Just a brief in passing check this afternoon</div><div>Raven 1 resting on top of the trees near the recycling centre gates. It showed no inclination to move, despite several Magpies that were clearly uncomfortable with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFY8X3slyDdIVLulO1ff5PXr2our8K5__LeliKMOu70aAtPnWliR91MiBpOVPwNUFZWxV39Ok_i3h-tGjLHA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk4aX0sZZO9mPw_FnPT_THI6sJP4a3Y9nzEXvxTrbkWhkft5nfZJERGj26I4IhV-0syVtDj5AnUXMb3okkvFLbycml7xOTTCBc82ofUKxPuwQMT2bOzFnswbVit75JP-huXuziXunwLp3cOHSd1GSK3UFBInVMz7f3gGe1Y62WNr4DHR18SVAKrP6S5o/s550/IMG_2030.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijk4aX0sZZO9mPw_FnPT_THI6sJP4a3Y9nzEXvxTrbkWhkft5nfZJERGj26I4IhV-0syVtDj5AnUXMb3okkvFLbycml7xOTTCBc82ofUKxPuwQMT2bOzFnswbVit75JP-huXuziXunwLp3cOHSd1GSK3UFBInVMz7f3gGe1Y62WNr4DHR18SVAKrP6S5o/s16000/IMG_2030.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY5RV2c6vDLKv0nTuIYmNlTY40uahM41OezJ_gAzdSQvaEAmEt6FPbHu2KfjZpOLndKmXL2ESSwbxFQ1PPPzCyVW5Bjfc6rPEEQpyQQVLvsLQW_-LMVCIYwY83guTHV7VSEQPuIHjKuvMMEzyYk6cATkqlEBTNQvjyu1TUWpv-o5Lru0AAepsGgm_ink/s500/IMG_2028.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQY5RV2c6vDLKv0nTuIYmNlTY40uahM41OezJ_gAzdSQvaEAmEt6FPbHu2KfjZpOLndKmXL2ESSwbxFQ1PPPzCyVW5Bjfc6rPEEQpyQQVLvsLQW_-LMVCIYwY83guTHV7VSEQPuIHjKuvMMEzyYk6cATkqlEBTNQvjyu1TUWpv-o5Lru0AAepsGgm_ink/s16000/IMG_2028.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raven</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> feeding in the morning at least.</span></span></p></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-25150147282721395202024-02-29T20:52:00.002+00:002024-02-29T22:06:48.144+00:00Dock eating weevil found in the dock! And a nice variety of birds.<p>Another dry day, but mainly overcast. A light SW wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South shore</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a walk out on the rising tide (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 28 flew from the north side to Red Nab. They are approaching the Roundhead (past the not very buoyant buoy - see yesterday's post)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxe6RCP-Tryhuw358g9s1EP5qiMGxU5Ao2214UyOE7WqAbfPgobIwOZ6cXi86YEk01WqlDANAv2qd4pB0h-ng' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Shelduck 2<div>Wigeon 230 </div><div>Little Egret 3</div><div><b>Shag</b> 1 adult on the wooden jetty</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJGix7_rrWzALI_WumXh5R7UpQcfpoturce0o5AOFZUQ36dft3_CTwTY8W5uMfSfFMetHOUR3dFxoQeF8RArvKplmlZqnWLkofjzQnDBI6Q8LyObShN43BLYjcFxACkDVWvsNs-VLpJN-ucWxzREiYirE1qnGSIcw-tZTM2ial5BX7lB4ivn_Ni6K0uU/s500/IMG_2008.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJGix7_rrWzALI_WumXh5R7UpQcfpoturce0o5AOFZUQ36dft3_CTwTY8W5uMfSfFMetHOUR3dFxoQeF8RArvKplmlZqnWLkofjzQnDBI6Q8LyObShN43BLYjcFxACkDVWvsNs-VLpJN-ucWxzREiYirE1qnGSIcw-tZTM2ial5BX7lB4ivn_Ni6K0uU/s16000/IMG_2008.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult Shag with Cormorants </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><div style="text-align: left;">Redshank 80</div><div style="text-align: left;">Rock Pipit 2</div><div style="text-align: left;">Peregrine Falcon 2 both idly flying around. This one just hanging on the breeze as it is deflected up the sloping sea wall.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx83Kqxtw3DXYtgkw2Zuqz895mFXUgemr-3woRj6A9kSKAJwZPc6ugBRJVGk6EMZLUW771z8ikd1V8-BenZuA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The other had somewhere to go.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxDo4kqBNvwqvvwHC3BstnW097WBu8sPH5LJRB7pxEumIVxyie8R7BK3CX5I7XntzP6BWVLzerIKPo15MYH1w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmfLhiMBnD8OHaG0WfVz_-y8ybeCrRLhjuuW_oz7MCecFrmCQiC-nh2mSy-3k3UQtYkec2uQmCpPywK37FlzmlkDT4XGYYFQau4uFuLOuOrzMD7LYC6HOeRfX4XLwtf7bKxyvp0y-ubut0XKtkpcPirBV0Xpb66YE6BVrn97Lkzx9T3oV0DvNDFCiCpo/s500/IMG_2009.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCmfLhiMBnD8OHaG0WfVz_-y8ybeCrRLhjuuW_oz7MCecFrmCQiC-nh2mSy-3k3UQtYkec2uQmCpPywK37FlzmlkDT4XGYYFQau4uFuLOuOrzMD7LYC6HOeRfX4XLwtf7bKxyvp0y-ubut0XKtkpcPirBV0Xpb66YE6BVrn97Lkzx9T3oV0DvNDFCiCpo/s16000/IMG_2009.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Carrion Crow was removing the last morsels from what little there remained of a <br />Starling. No doubt an earlier victim of a raptor. At least nothing is wasted in nature </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyJy4F7J2n4io_PnObWDZX0KDYt4ivV3HpYK6nTDQD4b3qo7pqQj7M4T6_Q_2EifdFnHD0NVUMGonHE-4eI-A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And this is what today's title refers to. Thanks to Kevin for the shot and Alison for the identification.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHlhP-YThOhLwd-EZi8-mjDyLpvUKNOKOnzjoIry1BrugkEg822e0_qOeTyK8ZK4GffPq4u1cAjQ8cQOa2MeUyTRWg8_z1eQc0-No4gkD-3UpaC8SLNknlNfFhQt9ALYZ17-LStmOasAWtKIcSJndh13KzltzQjS_w07svkVek1l0BPS70n3c8na-nKE/s1469/IMG_2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="1469" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcHlhP-YThOhLwd-EZi8-mjDyLpvUKNOKOnzjoIry1BrugkEg822e0_qOeTyK8ZK4GffPq4u1cAjQ8cQOa2MeUyTRWg8_z1eQc0-No4gkD-3UpaC8SLNknlNfFhQt9ALYZ17-LStmOasAWtKIcSJndh13KzltzQjS_w07svkVek1l0BPS70n3c8na-nKE/w400-h279/IMG_2010.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(49, 49, 49); color: #313131; text-align: start; word-spacing: 1px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This Weevil is probably Apion frumentarium. One of the Dock Weevils.</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">It was in the scrub near the harbour wall. When Kevin said it was one of the "Dock Weevils", I imagined a weevil that preferred to live in docklands. Turns out that Dock is just their favoured food plant (sorry if today's title was potentially misleading. Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Imperial Rd (MD)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">A very quick evening check</div><div style="text-align: left;">Buzzard 1</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wood Pigeon 16</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Stock Dove</b> 1</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmJ0RLQUEyi6hR_MXtR-emYBDg-nMURUKSDDTGCyMHZ3ZI1a2td3o69uJ8Ls5i58zFxLbRcFCZQDo9EAub1P7i2brmMd27xCBPVPnpmxB4bc6arqVGNh9LYjU3S8vylf8BdkBcGyKj7LWuMybd5js6Nt1ekKD-ylEH23gUO-W2y04m-1RBOW79PMMyh0/s500/IMG_2011.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmJ0RLQUEyi6hR_MXtR-emYBDg-nMURUKSDDTGCyMHZ3ZI1a2td3o69uJ8Ls5i58zFxLbRcFCZQDo9EAub1P7i2brmMd27xCBPVPnpmxB4bc6arqVGNh9LYjU3S8vylf8BdkBcGyKj7LWuMybd5js6Nt1ekKD-ylEH23gUO-W2y04m-1RBOW79PMMyh0/s16000/IMG_2011.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stock Dove</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Goldfinch 25 - they were making a right racket in this tree, not feeding, just bickering.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxdEZlFF_ZpX1qBfRPrRGv2bRh7nkKkqjMT17ecod9smjoo_jeZ1XGqyBZK4q-8sPpz0fdG1jVEFGsA0BFc7Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Middleton Nature Reserve</i> </div><div style="text-align: left;">I went down this evening to see how the <span style="color: red;"><b>Glossy Ibis</b> </span>behaved today (Malcolm). </div><div style="text-align: left;">Completely different to the other day when it flew around for at least 3 minutes. Today it lifted at 17:34 just flew low over a couple of rooftops and disappeared somewhere in or around Middleton village.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wood Pigeon 35 went to roost</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Stock dove </b>7 at least went to roost</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjKhgsZaxNU_3qYXZE4Xy4ndghTz5f2TK1KdtE5K19FnhdJAfR3rod_QxiOl55F51bLI3-92luzEJes-UEunFttWuapfBucOwJUczEJ9dmN5dFJPxKtOD_9wNpqVSTVL7ogUDkI1eDF-Hezj5WrWQAi2LESQi1LlNi8BLh1s9_bB8_oDW7hZH_QP2n3Y/s550/IMG_2012.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjKhgsZaxNU_3qYXZE4Xy4ndghTz5f2TK1KdtE5K19FnhdJAfR3rod_QxiOl55F51bLI3-92luzEJes-UEunFttWuapfBucOwJUczEJ9dmN5dFJPxKtOD_9wNpqVSTVL7ogUDkI1eDF-Hezj5WrWQAi2LESQi1LlNi8BLh1s9_bB8_oDW7hZH_QP2n3Y/s16000/IMG_2012.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four Stock Dove with these Wood Pigeon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Goosander</b> 1 male on the "no swimming" pond.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQEN1gw295FkeVQ0Jq7uxF1Y7A4J-gvoPOkqdiqTjiNtqtKP3X2PpfzgN8NpTla4yku95VzT40BaB1Tucr13pAs38_V7MtmKf_mb_4Vvejc7Rb6PMHvh0-5iMqQ3qU1QRF_z1xRjHRmUVFkwfthygTiaicYlUq3fgq2pYFkdhATT68kFXHpf2_YIJ4SU/s500/IMG_2014.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQEN1gw295FkeVQ0Jq7uxF1Y7A4J-gvoPOkqdiqTjiNtqtKP3X2PpfzgN8NpTla4yku95VzT40BaB1Tucr13pAs38_V7MtmKf_mb_4Vvejc7Rb6PMHvh0-5iMqQ3qU1QRF_z1xRjHRmUVFkwfthygTiaicYlUq3fgq2pYFkdhATT68kFXHpf2_YIJ4SU/s16000/IMG_2014.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A nice view of his hooked bill tip</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In this clip, first a Dunnock sings, then a <b>Cetti's Warbler</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwDPXLyCrp0KzALtRdZbqqmcRNIas-Fqwahff-RPBYRPe2xUuewG1q9wWmv1Nw2VV22yTLhmWc1dQhVNKEPsA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This clip provides a more all round view.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyfsFUMlDn7LAMwENvKp9QMn_5kC6aaFBIui1JuGnRHayO4KeFj_YZk9_YrMXA5ZtrRb3FrYuDjrM68ag0RrA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>The immature Swan in the above clip had just been exiled from the main pond by the two adults. Didn't see any ducks other than Mallard. Still at least 2 Little Grebes on the main pond.<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-86900191450628836322024-02-28T20:59:00.005+00:002024-02-28T21:53:05.364+00:00Unexpected Canadas<p>A morning shower then dry till heavy rain started in the evening (exactly opposite to yesterday). A south wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South shore (MD)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I was half way along the sea wall when Janet messaged to say that Brent Geese were feeding out from the play area on the north side. The tide was rising quickly and I expected them to come past the roundhead at any minute. Sure enough a flock of 14 dark geese came into sight. But not the expected Brent they were Canada geese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxqb0nQkZaTrJUEHjka6woOk9r8OLeBwTN9rBlvNGUDPWs3gpOl6I1xOT1DUmULm7wH8TH5qIqoOAbZ5Iw1Iw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>They continued low SE towards the Lune estuary <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTC4069XeHi2i2QwKNJ4z5VQEItx5pxSP2d050w9fFyUI6kW_xO4_LypkuRVXgDgSVN91WQhJdokOX3ea6XAazowpJf4-BZ1uNbfh0ZIASzO7wm8wzmLI-nkzJLLnGw4M7BNVhcHX-z9Yt3I7JnzaZEyhns1-oKl0bD7xFIEke_JVuxaQzUicuV9BK8k/s550/IMG_1990.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTC4069XeHi2i2QwKNJ4z5VQEItx5pxSP2d050w9fFyUI6kW_xO4_LypkuRVXgDgSVN91WQhJdokOX3ea6XAazowpJf4-BZ1uNbfh0ZIASzO7wm8wzmLI-nkzJLLnGw4M7BNVhcHX-z9Yt3I7JnzaZEyhns1-oKl0bD7xFIEke_JVuxaQzUicuV9BK8k/s16000/IMG_1990.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canada Geese</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose </b>27 - not long after the Canadas these too flew past the Roundhead and landed on Red Nab.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx83b7UvAyH6MUWSHXP6RyiqBszn5FuhSTPUHs_b5Ap-fN1InGnI6tVFnFe2jpYSWJjVdq6GEEwXeGt15N4vQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-i4fXZHv8VVpMDVzUlfISGLZaPwrA4horztpVQLZ7ZsWnKxswpW7G2P6najB1kl9UUnz06YqpKxrMBdSpPb-S6vWtML9nVl4gVTs-iMD5F_QMw3BrAIRO6s6cg9vjPIaVnUP7LNPmFuw_5J7RUPy4F8E3IZSYrj5t4V1yTJFPRV0YjdWLKLixoBQLf0/s550/IMG_1991.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-i4fXZHv8VVpMDVzUlfISGLZaPwrA4horztpVQLZ7ZsWnKxswpW7G2P6najB1kl9UUnz06YqpKxrMBdSpPb-S6vWtML9nVl4gVTs-iMD5F_QMw3BrAIRO6s6cg9vjPIaVnUP7LNPmFuw_5J7RUPy4F8E3IZSYrj5t4V1yTJFPRV0YjdWLKLixoBQLf0/s16000/IMG_1991.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pale-bellied Brent Geese</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Wigeon 248 - none on the sloping wall today, they only seem to feed there when it is raining. Perhaps it just gets less disturbed when it's raining.<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Shelduck 6</div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Egret 3 - this one was flying at head height along the foreshore </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx5tdVa5wlAkYFAQCHdftz1KdvbytwPtlEsYC3H8-aPpMzgMS1q7QaYOMkiw9QeIxRHvRGRJ14_axPnPeioUA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Rock Pipit 3 - one on Red Nab and two on the sea wall between the outflows. The male here had been displaying, not seen one displaying at this spot before. The subsequent courtship behaviour can only be described as "making advances".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyFzFQyFn6pthMMJcuFQcXFNLmwEwawq56nRwd_p4zcqWZhIrqJsnTpvhg4rMN7p6lElXkeOtXSmHH64e-LbQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not successful on this occasion (probably shouldn't have had a snack mid wooing) </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">On this set of spring tides, the smaller of the two buoys out from the north wall has been sinking when the tide was running quickly. It was halfway sunk when I reached the lighthouse today.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFV1nVADPs6V4pTPeoA4-pZ3jcQ9078ZEbIOI7FFaoEA_b4BEa-qneLyf5h36Z4PAJ_sDeQN6fLlQ1X7fI-0o_vgThkai5mWF2Viu8vQegEughOgnibnIi4io9dtZJLqNOaBv66HtfcTWYhAFj8uJT8lG9If4Y6FzLToGc3VjNOEpZCYJC8-z03D80EU/s550/IMG_1995.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFV1nVADPs6V4pTPeoA4-pZ3jcQ9078ZEbIOI7FFaoEA_b4BEa-qneLyf5h36Z4PAJ_sDeQN6fLlQ1X7fI-0o_vgThkai5mWF2Viu8vQegEughOgnibnIi4io9dtZJLqNOaBv66HtfcTWYhAFj8uJT8lG9If4Y6FzLToGc3VjNOEpZCYJC8-z03D80EU/s16000/IMG_1995.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The south (left) buoy is already half submerged </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Presumably there is something tangled on its chain that drags it down when the tide is running quickly. It was disappearing as I watched.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwaWe5OoLAK2CrMQdugtHvm952XWS2maI8TyIpVpaF0coZPxIsNMdAzGxEs4Hb4KAAHRpvb1MQmrIf8Yebaig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">I bet you never expected to spend half a minute of your life watching a buoy sink! Exciting stuff. You don't get this on other blogs (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis </span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">in the field next to the paddock this afternoon at least.</span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-44081338815195743192024-02-27T20:49:00.001+00:002024-02-27T20:53:05.762+00:00Ibis in the recording area again, albeit for just a few seconds.<p>The expected rain held off till mid morning, but then continued till 15:30. After which it cleared for a pleasant evening. The wind was from SSE to begin with but ended up SW.</p><div style="text-align: left;">Just my stuff so far (Malcolm)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South shore</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">No sign of any Brent geese today, a passing check from Knowlys Rd couldn't see any out from the play area. None arrived at Red Nab later, although there was still time for them to turn up after I had left.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It was raining slightly as I walked out along the sea wall, not a problem with the wind at my back. But on the return leg it was lashing down and being driven into my face.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wigeon 212 - most waiting to feed on Red Nab, but these were feeding on the slightly longer gutweed on the sloping wall, just beyond No.1 outflow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy5Un7Lbx-LDbcCe0hgS9tDFtEeQ9ulXi0iorG83q_JRUO9tPq1jWubAHtUpYSw4xdNM3GbjCObQPg8Xo09PQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And that was it really, no Shag seen again and not even any Rock Pipits seen today. A good soaking with little reward!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Middleton Nature Reserve </i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Fortunately the clouds cleared in the evening and I had a very pleasant walk around the reserve.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Wildfowl as yesterday other than the adult Swans were back on the "no swimming" pond. At least 5 additional Moorhen (12 in total). A Little Grebe on Tim Butler pond was probably additional to yesterday's 3 on the main pond. Although I only saw/heard 2 on the main pond today.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Common Snipe 1</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Cetti's Warbler</b> 2 singing - one from the reed bed in the SE corner of the main pond and one from the "no swimming" pond. The main pond bird actually did a short burst at the end of this clip of the Tufted duck, but the camera didn't really pick it up. You might just be able to make it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwSxp4oUzYeSN1GmCqD4LcDbV81gJKlWTLSmh4oKKh6xoCZ1ENVV0dZD0AeuUbyH4WcMJvurJ6uCSpcGdsF_Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Buzzard 1 to the east, almost certainly one of the Imperial Rd birds</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jay 1</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I went up the hill on the south side of the reserve hoping that the <b><span style="color: red;">Glossy Ibis</span></b> might fly towards the harbour to roost this evening. At 17:30 it began flying around and continued for about 3 minutes.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZJeyaRUT1JcLRCv5VEQo6k55Jey4Z3700xPCLGqug8JWgWivJjZAM63xqLG8UQnmmR4kwdtkbK2GOIwVAX8P77Zv_CghC-TV26n7i1odJcDf0T7GbfForBQrpMHem5TEnFXSj_SxSx8cCy_BxWPKEG4QX3P3OXKhL3t6nEaElPsGOCYuOUxKVXbisUU/s500/IMG_1985.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZJeyaRUT1JcLRCv5VEQo6k55Jey4Z3700xPCLGqug8JWgWivJjZAM63xqLG8UQnmmR4kwdtkbK2GOIwVAX8P77Zv_CghC-TV26n7i1odJcDf0T7GbfForBQrpMHem5TEnFXSj_SxSx8cCy_BxWPKEG4QX3P3OXKhL3t6nEaElPsGOCYuOUxKVXbisUU/s16000/IMG_1985.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glossy Ibis, clearly in moult.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This clip is where I thought it was going to fly over me and head to the harbour, but it changed its mind and flew back to the village, even so it was over the reserve for a while.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz5TaiJ7SdwsWpYZ7cUjOEo74_TC-WDUuGvStC7bigA0g00V2DMInLgFROMThPNViRmxcFCOkOi6v1DYRV3pA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It appears to land in the above clip, but if it did it was soon flying around again. It did several sorties like this, this was the last one. Unfortunately, I lost focus just before it disappeared, but it was definitely somewhere in Middleton village.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dypZySLyqPpaVeLIdMa62uIq4_CRHi7QroS3Sluwk-iVivjcqiqjx4KZzJAcvcrc7lNpWT5Ki_J7uZPcL5zQA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Jackdaw 49 roosting in the reserve plus at least as many further east. Interestingly they no longer react to the Ibis flying around.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Stock Dove </b>2</div><div style="text-align: left;">Several wagtails flew west mainly Pied but at least one Grey Wagtail.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-23223584972788111522024-02-26T20:49:00.002+00:002024-02-26T20:54:09.356+00:00Less waders, more Peregrine <p>A dry day with sunny spells. A light but chilly NE wind</p><p>Just my stuff so far (Malcolm)</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South shore</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent Geese</b> 31 - most in this clip just before they flew from Red Nab</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dws2ww14ahJXRWtkjxa3YUzjFlFvodigeMCzUrFTf17Qe_Wu52AjxH5q8cNI3YyyA3zDuIusNLm-YTLorHJEw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Wigeon 120<div>Shelduck 10<br /><div style="text-align: left;">When I set off the tide was just reaching Red Nab, but the mud beyond was already empty of small waders. Along the sea wall were 2 Peregrine Falcon. One just resting and the other idly flying around, neither looked hungry!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2j108hg4MT_H7NMkEymfe3pyucleVtZqDRZgX9UxtLouCi-ikU4JfUUtX5Hf9IwsV8EStZiVaJr6xJAKsuzCQ3s8dZpFMT63DD8_1-yRC7WTVQ3r6L63aCXPS8Q-Y_U7Z6vkHMXTE7cm5PIAxm7kJQ96RTxF_YFUzxt1LrnnsyoPLxo3aJynkZKku1I/s500/IMG_1975.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil2j108hg4MT_H7NMkEymfe3pyucleVtZqDRZgX9UxtLouCi-ikU4JfUUtX5Hf9IwsV8EStZiVaJr6xJAKsuzCQ3s8dZpFMT63DD8_1-yRC7WTVQ3r6L63aCXPS8Q-Y_U7Z6vkHMXTE7cm5PIAxm7kJQ96RTxF_YFUzxt1LrnnsyoPLxo3aJynkZKku1I/s16000/IMG_1975.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peregrine Falcon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I struggled keeping the flying bird in focus, mainly as it is not easy filming something directly overhead, but at least this short clip shows the lack of purpose of this flight, it was effectively resting on the wing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzsyUJ6PlhaEEfdD4QMaIcUVdwV9VHDceW699OznSWmCQPU3hifiBD9O3Dk9biKpAGuQYMBNmCcGjpdthMtyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">No Shag seen today, but still plenty of Cormorants </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkUV6KwovAoMRk9INv4MgbkG5wbX2yiYJGzUNUTNITIxGXOuCo1cjFPJbQfCZWVbkK1zRQ0dBDVhm3PrzW6TBRityx3cyvv5G8qsTOirYAmG2oa3a3Ru3QeRaLdJ3xNLOK6vUfwJ6ztr2K6QZ1QZJshkgE_6-lN2SUbMF-wA5CIV1WRCpMs0suBpzHPI/s550/IMG_1976.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkUV6KwovAoMRk9INv4MgbkG5wbX2yiYJGzUNUTNITIxGXOuCo1cjFPJbQfCZWVbkK1zRQ0dBDVhm3PrzW6TBRityx3cyvv5G8qsTOirYAmG2oa3a3Ru3QeRaLdJ3xNLOK6vUfwJ6ztr2K6QZ1QZJshkgE_6-lN2SUbMF-wA5CIV1WRCpMs0suBpzHPI/s16000/IMG_1976.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can't say I've ever seen a Cormorant resting inside the derelict lighthouse on the wooden jetty before</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">These two Cormorants were resting on the same rock on Red Nab, both last year's youngsters, but one appears so much larger than the other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzgqr372_BAUpf1X7PgS6QbxJ6aqUTC14InUOutD8SIHnkh0Ykozkv7dKCmkMf2ZY3qcP9XsCoOxl6WwVmN7w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>Grey Wagtail 1 feeding along the sea wall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwNz8brP0BRO72Zjyq9lwPutxZs7KDxgG5iAzs9696WGL4yGm97UcgQGWu2gDyRQJLfBkyBWSP_3eBV1VKr7Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div><i>Middleton Nature Reserve </i></div><div>Just a short afternoon walk</div><div>Mute Swan 2 adult plus 2+2 immature being harried by the adults </div><div>Mallard 16</div><div>Gadwall 5</div><div>Tufted Duck 1 male</div><div>Teal 6</div><div>Coot 6</div><div>Moorhen 7</div><div>Little Grebe 3 on the main pond. One near the reed bed on the eastern edge. Plus this one on the west side swimming towards a trilling bird in the opposite reed beds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxNy0lBX_LwFxaWqKxdspGUXZ8pVxunvCqYkOEoo5BcxFIjb7MKpFyuIRuyE4wIJ9LSdx2FT8n9cSz3pUkSsw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>Jay 1</div><div><b>Stock Dove </b>2</div><div><b>Cetti's Warbler </b>1 burst of song from the western marsh</div><div>Pheasant 1 male constantly calling</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Both the </span><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> and the <b>Green Sandpiper</b> were feeding in the field next to the horse paddock this afternoon.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">They are both in this clip, with the sandpiper showing glimpses of its white rump.</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwYhgPKz4kUEKNYrqZlpKFCQEUpnPFRp9-mH3hTAcGD4ouOSXixQP8GPFftUA02WfNAm8Wncy6jHMoydJOMiA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_bCTroFFTl8jis6OuxKPtEyeouRQyPujsAkV-KTSKrqTtxS9mBcvsiFupxXb7N6FhAR-IS_Lm7y_1rpWforFqv2XxkS9-YhAJHJu2i5f0IqrN9cr8UMM5yTXQoTRXg1npBHqwVCBsU-UIX00xgk4yS3N68yNf5tuXvkbiB3Qej5esKAMX96CqHMn4mY/s500/IMG_1979.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs_bCTroFFTl8jis6OuxKPtEyeouRQyPujsAkV-KTSKrqTtxS9mBcvsiFupxXb7N6FhAR-IS_Lm7y_1rpWforFqv2XxkS9-YhAJHJu2i5f0IqrN9cr8UMM5yTXQoTRXg1npBHqwVCBsU-UIX00xgk4yS3N68yNf5tuXvkbiB3Qej5esKAMX96CqHMn4mY/s16000/IMG_1979.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Green Sandpiper</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-79014361446837688242024-02-25T20:47:00.002+00:002024-02-25T20:56:40.429+00:00Sunday morning along the south wall, always worth a walk.<p>A cool night, just above freezing, followed by a dry sunny day. The light east breeze freshened towards evening.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South shore (PC, JP, MD)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Report from Pete Crooks:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rock Pipit – 4 between Red Nab and Heysham Harbour.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Peregrine – 1 roosting on Heysham 2 Power Station.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Shag</b> – adult-type roosting on one of the structures near the outflow pipe in SW corner of harbour. It disappeared when some workmen in a boat appeared in that part of the harbour.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cormorant – 70 roosting on the wooden pier and the outfall railings.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Pink-footed Goose 160 (skeins of 75 and 85) flew north across the Bay.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Red-throated Diver – 1 distant offshore, drifting into the Bay on the rising tide.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(112, 112, 112); margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent Goose</b> – 33 flew over the wooden pier towards Red Nab at 9.55 am and settled on Red Nab. None were colour-ringed.</span></p></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Some shots from Janet:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ej-VrRqVSPiy9eRIUcdgxLLc6s5hU7WJTQDt4uMkOIg3_bN7sZ9UM20LqBWrDM2MiKQSyhYqp9r9QVyMrzIIPRh0WCUEoutOHOudK1EcyGrE3oJl8Vi9eaexsV_UPfR1H-4yA0ZXTDS_OwXvTXhqyaNnMaTqeIkBWxmPM3HdA5AzApWvSJrssSkaFkI/s4567/IMG_1963.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="4567" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ej-VrRqVSPiy9eRIUcdgxLLc6s5hU7WJTQDt4uMkOIg3_bN7sZ9UM20LqBWrDM2MiKQSyhYqp9r9QVyMrzIIPRh0WCUEoutOHOudK1EcyGrE3oJl8Vi9eaexsV_UPfR1H-4yA0ZXTDS_OwXvTXhqyaNnMaTqeIkBWxmPM3HdA5AzApWvSJrssSkaFkI/w400-h219/IMG_1963.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9Jv9TN40gN6AVJi4F2vDWqB9UFB1caucfvJ6orvexzhZlfUQtqNPDL92w0tQejkydUlPrZX64JJIh6C0iQBEA7j60P9ap6w1J4wh2_PwZ_gmaVvSzbEPshC5CZdjV7m4RgLtUcERfZGKS2dHFU4MMRqF-PCBTFIcCYu4SLz_I2Sa3EV63oKsAYaMA2w/s3982/IMG_1964.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lhjYDhZL7GMLedvGCQVKdYsPjCSevpunvTqL6D5sU7BPQE4Fj45kHHWcZvzuW22eL3A_h0fB7tNAwJAfUCwyU87M4F8h8Uqb3eJD2X8UI0IyYBsBvqLDZbD4i3zFjLZs_7DUs-g74f_tHzQ1jplGwfxCcaAhbK3gnSwmrs_5AaHpOrlpAivvQauMdJU/s2857/IMG_1968.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1823" data-original-width="2857" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lhjYDhZL7GMLedvGCQVKdYsPjCSevpunvTqL6D5sU7BPQE4Fj45kHHWcZvzuW22eL3A_h0fB7tNAwJAfUCwyU87M4F8h8Uqb3eJD2X8UI0IyYBsBvqLDZbD4i3zFjLZs_7DUs-g74f_tHzQ1jplGwfxCcaAhbK3gnSwmrs_5AaHpOrlpAivvQauMdJU/w400-h255/IMG_1968.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female Eider near the wooden jetty</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_6R3Nyu0DBMGnNYEeFIJ5V5sJPtKn3PRTKzNbxYDRIvGs0j1qnyz7N8LzgAPadGmuL0c3qLpKuEovBd79B7AzWDvUlaqlUTg685xvv3wLBLLbhqlq801XXTGqbAk9BVb0c5-ubkHMcuNjboFGk9Wx5ojU9YzZnH36BUN111qSXlm6cusFcnI5J1_Pow/s3993/IMG_1967.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="3993" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_6R3Nyu0DBMGnNYEeFIJ5V5sJPtKn3PRTKzNbxYDRIvGs0j1qnyz7N8LzgAPadGmuL0c3qLpKuEovBd79B7AzWDvUlaqlUTg685xvv3wLBLLbhqlq801XXTGqbAk9BVb0c5-ubkHMcuNjboFGk9Wx5ojU9YzZnH36BUN111qSXlm6cusFcnI5J1_Pow/w400-h250/IMG_1967.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of four Rock Pipits</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOloxkau5DT7bTY_5PPhUuSZSR40OQo7Tpvt0BN66tGnQdEJMcIcTLTJnxEJiiiScEhshzPyHnJaH9VN3msV5DS3TJAEJXv9UOEDAzaUoYkMecILTCnp8k8nZXy8mqSWY3VdWHqSv7pkMJpZSB6WsOQ6UkqD6n58ncCIkS77nKABJlmsMRQUxuFL3xDmk/s4713/IMG_1969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2150" data-original-width="4713" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOloxkau5DT7bTY_5PPhUuSZSR40OQo7Tpvt0BN66tGnQdEJMcIcTLTJnxEJiiiScEhshzPyHnJaH9VN3msV5DS3TJAEJXv9UOEDAzaUoYkMecILTCnp8k8nZXy8mqSWY3VdWHqSv7pkMJpZSB6WsOQ6UkqD6n58ncCIkS77nKABJlmsMRQUxuFL3xDmk/w400-h183/IMG_1969.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAS5bSj3TlUeJCSZNAu9heJ6lxVblMYzg6DKUA-ORBG7OV1qDfcFoJE7hwDkTmau5m16Kf9IvSpb53Oajay4_prQ2IOrI9NmNOE-irn5bqxXOW-u3uPEPbusi9m8MHn2ESboUSwkNjRrbanGBxTlQwmNu_7gZJDOLkqMTVnjTSROc9odQlYik9WV0EWw/s4510/IMG_1970.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="4510" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOAS5bSj3TlUeJCSZNAu9heJ6lxVblMYzg6DKUA-ORBG7OV1qDfcFoJE7hwDkTmau5m16Kf9IvSpb53Oajay4_prQ2IOrI9NmNOE-irn5bqxXOW-u3uPEPbusi9m8MHn2ESboUSwkNjRrbanGBxTlQwmNu_7gZJDOLkqMTVnjTSROc9odQlYik9WV0EWw/w400-h251/IMG_1970.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Knot out from Ocean Edge, as yesterday being attacked by a Peregrine Falcon</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I was a bit behind Janet, and took this clip of the Peregrine attacking the Knot (Malcolm). The clip begins with the Peregrine skimming over the flock left to right. Then an attack from the upper left, followed immediately by it heading left again. It must have caught one otherwise its momentum would have carried it on to the right. May be better to watch in slow motion (Peregrine are quite quick).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxF_ly7_VkNWovF5J0JBCc_AcvjTiT5bB6kiVDgSq-4UfpiSn2hIS45tvXKusa3f6Pawb0fnUn3HnXQCweqIA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The only other things that I can add to the above is that towards high water the adult Shag was resting on the wooden jetty.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Reed Bunting 3 on the saltmarsh </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdkpihO-KNCj06ACfCHFoIEE1AxRqiJwFvmUN2JnbYwzrNTiwM1McjUDXFdvlFjPrgEspHk9Dj7UUHCy8VB4YJVxQmZ3NqQHzQTg5sopNDhA4IO5YmAhgbHeizy3Tn9uEhEUPCwz0TLkJBxoUCiQ3cju_ow6u0H8ornN9I3tCnZ0SBn77Nh6kzDNYOG4/s500/IMG_1971.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBdkpihO-KNCj06ACfCHFoIEE1AxRqiJwFvmUN2JnbYwzrNTiwM1McjUDXFdvlFjPrgEspHk9Dj7UUHCy8VB4YJVxQmZ3NqQHzQTg5sopNDhA4IO5YmAhgbHeizy3Tn9uEhEUPCwz0TLkJBxoUCiQ3cju_ow6u0H8ornN9I3tCnZ0SBn77Nh6kzDNYOG4/s16000/IMG_1971.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reed Bunting </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-89113838147957415532024-02-24T20:48:00.003+00:002024-02-24T22:56:55.572+00:00A few more hints of spring<p>A dry and often sunny day. A very light, occasionally breathless, southerly breeze.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South shore (JP, MD)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I checked the shore out from Ocean Edge and Janet had a walk along the sea wall.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Skylark 2 north - both quite close to the eastern shoreline, one as I walked out towards the waterline and another on the way back. Presumably more in between.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Reed Bunting 1 on saltmarsh </div><div style="text-align: left;">Pink-Footed goose 73 NW</div><div style="text-align: left;">Shelduck 74 feeding on the mud</div><div style="text-align: left;">Waders:</div><div style="text-align: left;">I started off doing a precise count, then this lot, mainly Godwits, landed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwAR3MsfrLyqESTiEfCLOxV0_2dy9jtoizFVKd0ujB-F8F88w3cEnOfbVpr3YLan3iNIQsd0dq_SyPQP4cATQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I was just going to do a recount when a Peregrine lifted everything except the Oystercatchers and Curlew.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dykMVVRW3My7D6ex6XauMq_tvp-9oICKPdIQldlVAIe-cKY9RTPxV_oNLyitXHQEvHBw3lEfxQkyGCTkPG12w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>So I had to settle for estimates <div style="text-align: left;">Oystercatcher 100</div><div style="text-align: left;">Curlew 40</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bar-Tailed Godwit 500</div><div style="text-align: left;">Knot 200</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dunlin 50</div><div style="text-align: left;">Grey Plover 1</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-7CyIWpexFqI4n7cEL19et00qHMsksNrYq_3qapaPuVuA948Aj1fMGnu5dYbiNbHtQGDn45gvh3pVMg1qs2OTPcH5qE1S62zGkOBiKUd03J1U61JT-YqbwldzOZEDFveVCxHpDjCJaUKgC2CFyuFscArFHt-YQnWFQA3dCbTPvfNqzLRdF9LNymrc6I/s550/IMG_1953.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-7CyIWpexFqI4n7cEL19et00qHMsksNrYq_3qapaPuVuA948Aj1fMGnu5dYbiNbHtQGDn45gvh3pVMg1qs2OTPcH5qE1S62zGkOBiKUd03J1U61JT-YqbwldzOZEDFveVCxHpDjCJaUKgC2CFyuFscArFHt-YQnWFQA3dCbTPvfNqzLRdF9LNymrc6I/s16000/IMG_1953.jpeg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bar-Tailed Godwit, Knot and a Grey Plover</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 30 flew from Red Nab to the south</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH6l2LdjEzlQcTJbDXp6u_Sg6kwU5T8DlwNaHd-1XoyJSsS2F4kfWmusN6cvlS6vacxOBk8gdfSfNsIU_juq7xk75uv6UCgmGZHnBzTzAMrtHN7447To8yv9EJyHgrTvzt_Hzyqn98G-RngFKS79n_gldkfherNoJGUF2gn7cqZRrZ8CCP8h5Ewv7rCo/s6575/IMG_1954.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3651" data-original-width="6575" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbH6l2LdjEzlQcTJbDXp6u_Sg6kwU5T8DlwNaHd-1XoyJSsS2F4kfWmusN6cvlS6vacxOBk8gdfSfNsIU_juq7xk75uv6UCgmGZHnBzTzAMrtHN7447To8yv9EJyHgrTvzt_Hzyqn98G-RngFKS79n_gldkfherNoJGUF2gn7cqZRrZ8CCP8h5Ewv7rCo/w400-h223/IMG_1954.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Brent geese fed for as long as possible on Red Nab rocks today </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDQpTcari1Ta_4IXqmX3TTqNokJPLW49iRnIRHYbqfHdi5jP6VF0kKkDGaoNMioLQUuUn0or05k7DMIf5QvY0uwtEDieHS2jWmiQ_5lOoraO78rFY1sU46SJFJ7i_qw51hlxeoC-4eL6rzZmYT0qTeCYcRot660lRttJFDPG1B2oS6OQIcz85JvtWxS8/s5973/IMG_1955.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3613" data-original-width="5973" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDQpTcari1Ta_4IXqmX3TTqNokJPLW49iRnIRHYbqfHdi5jP6VF0kKkDGaoNMioLQUuUn0or05k7DMIf5QvY0uwtEDieHS2jWmiQ_5lOoraO78rFY1sU46SJFJ7i_qw51hlxeoC-4eL6rzZmYT0qTeCYcRot660lRttJFDPG1B2oS6OQIcz85JvtWxS8/w400-h243/IMG_1955.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the Black-Headed gulls are well towards breeding plumage</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3-a_qx5dLpAprQKdsQM1-cDuw2qwfPW07bMjAoxw5N6MLzO_xRFmLIeTeCNqkppnRhV7Mz4eJP5HzAMUtSXEjQoHQhDsaqBkcc106oKQHN7Vgq0WBns1-uCnSP84x_oo2jWocqqBimyvdf7tL3hwCq1DNszonR6awMCqiLCcGAhbdoIsAY_NW7-WAt0/s6000/IMG_1946.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3-a_qx5dLpAprQKdsQM1-cDuw2qwfPW07bMjAoxw5N6MLzO_xRFmLIeTeCNqkppnRhV7Mz4eJP5HzAMUtSXEjQoHQhDsaqBkcc106oKQHN7Vgq0WBns1-uCnSP84x_oo2jWocqqBimyvdf7tL3hwCq1DNszonR6awMCqiLCcGAhbdoIsAY_NW7-WAt0/w400-h266/IMG_1946.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cormorants on the wooden jetty, Shag not seen today</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdxDD9mnaw5zpfTpG9IZX4vxDxEsqzftBe9mJm_lL2nTGHJoeG_Hckx8Pf5tHOQms5VLCPpzVmFCg0gplPIDhqG1OeXRqLtwrLuK_F1qZG8IT4SDpylxlRtuCmg4Rhsp_lfRAYztupRoQ2q6biZ3L00qMpzifWca-CAWVfn05m9-OCVaEaATedsYoKu8/s4488/IMG_1957.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="4488" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSdxDD9mnaw5zpfTpG9IZX4vxDxEsqzftBe9mJm_lL2nTGHJoeG_Hckx8Pf5tHOQms5VLCPpzVmFCg0gplPIDhqG1OeXRqLtwrLuK_F1qZG8IT4SDpylxlRtuCmg4Rhsp_lfRAYztupRoQ2q6biZ3L00qMpzifWca-CAWVfn05m9-OCVaEaATedsYoKu8/w400-h264/IMG_1957.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rock Pipit sat above the nest site near the lighthouse </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">On the north side:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mistle Thrush one singing in the trees at St Peter's church yard - ref Angela Gillon</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">31 Pale-bellied Brent</div><div style="text-align: left;">132 eider,</div><div style="text-align: left;">6 Red-breasted Merganser</div><div style="text-align: left;">3 Great Crested Grebe </div><div style="text-align: left;">1515hrs from Knowlys - ref Pete(M)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Middleton Nature Reserve (MD)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Just a passing check of the two main ponds</div><div style="text-align: left;">Mute 2 adult back on the main pond and 7 immature keeping their distance </div><div style="text-align: left;">Mallard 10</div><div style="text-align: left;">Gadwall 5</div><div style="text-align: left;">Teal 3</div><div style="text-align: left;">Coot 6 </div><div style="text-align: left;">Moorhen 2</div><div style="text-align: left;">Little Grebe 1 - now moving to summer plumage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwPwKClLeo5K67h8E3oA9BPZdgzm5vBMrv7H_Mxt4U1aBGtKeplnHiaa4SEZfDBKnM_lMIjDcmR_lCcRL3TBQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Shortly after the above clip,p it caught a relatively large fish. It flew to the cover of the reeds before attempting to swallow it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyc5Rm1JKOdHJ_zyWxlAEJb8IDpON2XqGEEYK-54J-S4k7uveusdtTbfIWk6N9Wm2lAiBB_XwGrrO1sKNTV8w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Imperial Rd (MD)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Buzzard 1 - at this time (mid afternoon) there was almost no air movement. The pale morphed bird was just soaring and calling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxtdLG91dpuO-8Dph2M8_SvDYJE0hnA2QPU-AyUJYbFs5ztwB2hy6ezsgBj5lB2EeieZpkIWv7cOCEFxBbhxg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 drumming</div><div>Redwing 1</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiqS8-zC4FiVxoc4O-kw879TyDoZsBdC5c6f1lB_xRkcvW0G0Ey3qRQMlT7ntZGao9GNIdDjMzVb1O9mlHpxjLZ_0xTuRLWuFgWp_kmVjY47vjWfGpeEkaFoZVFBMvbNZMuvK5o8nXLjn26R9q-41oh8n11ibZ__qQwTXvCfZz2p0aA4CbAUZZAiHvrY/s500/IMG_1958.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjiqS8-zC4FiVxoc4O-kw879TyDoZsBdC5c6f1lB_xRkcvW0G0Ey3qRQMlT7ntZGao9GNIdDjMzVb1O9mlHpxjLZ_0xTuRLWuFgWp_kmVjY47vjWfGpeEkaFoZVFBMvbNZMuvK5o8nXLjn26R9q-41oh8n11ibZ__qQwTXvCfZz2p0aA4CbAUZZAiHvrY/w400-h300/IMG_1958.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Redwing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Jackdaw 39 and Magpie 17 feeding in the field to the east of the road.</div><div>Teal 5</div><div>Moorhen 1</div><div>Roe Deer 1 </div><div>Fox (Vixen) 1. I know that at least one of the regular post readers, calls in to Imperial Rd when passing and sees most of the wildlife, but foxes keep evading. It's the right place, you just have to be lucky enough to be there at the right time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz0JCN3vEMkrgBmJLdSPeNtGJwQzFuka_e1tF8uwpBH-QNQaWozKzaofY-bX-kIRxTrGQQ7qi8ozP_elWRlZA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1961703178243075924.post-56043689234372249592024-02-23T20:51:00.002+00:002024-02-23T21:44:58.289+00:00Young Shag showing well, but not giving up its identity (just yet).<p>A dry and sunny day with a light west to SW wind.</p><div style="text-align: left;"><i>South Shore (MD, JP)</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had a walk along the sea wall first on the rising tide (Malcolm). Janet was just starting as I was getting back.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Pale-bellied Brent goose</b> 37 - this flock of 31 arrived first from the north side, followed a little later by 6 more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxI5ldVwUYDEI2r4mbEmO8pfZRvDW_L5xEx-xF1Byym_apMw798I5qBSpNcqIzJuRLKzYjBiKLJdad_pEj55w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoNuc9M2xTHugXoF14HewJ24jl_-LC1IWWBdlmoa5iyJ2pApfgOIXfdy4VsY8QAaC_W7PRWz6-fhxrUZ9KGvQ6wT4dom7GSj5hXrNjs3FNRohEzJCP8iqMv_4HmcDrpyb9DGZwyp7XMFZdmVsrWIv4vgtpCEUsAd7JLxCeFzYAyqOpmytkHwReEP87t0/s6436/IMG_1936.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3730" data-original-width="6436" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzoNuc9M2xTHugXoF14HewJ24jl_-LC1IWWBdlmoa5iyJ2pApfgOIXfdy4VsY8QAaC_W7PRWz6-fhxrUZ9KGvQ6wT4dom7GSj5hXrNjs3FNRohEzJCP8iqMv_4HmcDrpyb9DGZwyp7XMFZdmVsrWIv4vgtpCEUsAd7JLxCeFzYAyqOpmytkHwReEP87t0/w400-h231/IMG_1936.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brent, Wigeon and Oystercatcher on Red Nab</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-E9t6TQP-WwEECuI1Z-APqfCpeJgke12rqCHH7r-cGjQUoSv5uSDuojbidlAnFzKvfuMfC54s4JWbTdAuJri5mUMwBEB2EXmTOwGbCl_hJ1Vc7_KA37vXeHJU5FMb5BYhuw61Mw1TYSg89qz6OkxCP1nRVVax7O6mVgtEdHRDiwOLjwqxJbLRpFJ1_g/s5961/IMG_1939.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3028" data-original-width="5961" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga-E9t6TQP-WwEECuI1Z-APqfCpeJgke12rqCHH7r-cGjQUoSv5uSDuojbidlAnFzKvfuMfC54s4JWbTdAuJri5mUMwBEB2EXmTOwGbCl_hJ1Vc7_KA37vXeHJU5FMb5BYhuw61Mw1TYSg89qz6OkxCP1nRVVax7O6mVgtEdHRDiwOLjwqxJbLRpFJ1_g/w400-h204/IMG_1939.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of the Brent just before they flew off to the south</td></tr></tbody></table>Wigeon 200<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySreCsmfinet5ssBGdlb7CJ5F2f7ePQd-MH2UdWZjUoLZOF3KMgAJZcJw9j1V8MUQSwe-bPPaaAWiYdp5voH4uexk4XcA09k1ng4BlAoE-dPmCrzww86yYIqYzZXfoppE5ycnabFq6gqXlYXN6kx7xhupuY4GHG3hRzIeLZpi576eZjMjjBtG4QQsoQc/s4016/IMG_1937.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2128" data-original-width="4016" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySreCsmfinet5ssBGdlb7CJ5F2f7ePQd-MH2UdWZjUoLZOF3KMgAJZcJw9j1V8MUQSwe-bPPaaAWiYdp5voH4uexk4XcA09k1ng4BlAoE-dPmCrzww86yYIqYzZXfoppE5ycnabFq6gqXlYXN6kx7xhupuY4GHG3hRzIeLZpi576eZjMjjBtG4QQsoQc/w400-h213/IMG_1937.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even the Wigeon are arguing over grazing rights</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Redshank 230+ were trying to fit on the wooden jetty planking (move along at the back please).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwWjjtwNSIbstxLk0x6_1g2pKy6DxV3CvzyEPfsA0m1d3jTPL1gaKKUt6kac34HJYZQpWG92OBhdycdmq8TnQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div>The Redshank weren't the only ones struggling to get onto the jetty. It looks like an earlier bird had pinched this Cormorant's "place".<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw5mchxOjI-lrPxzZRuXzcih5X2gUGPp8zgcRsiTdwz8o65XuBQrHbzwHZYFoJVxB44EmLbfw3FimAqSR0fJA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHKza0LWQLSse6fcAWXTy_1KSOSZYgmpD9sp8kzL2JwjDPn3ScH5lE7vV2Ebo4DX3tMQmG84E45N4XEIDC3pyZ_9tSyTA1k22DA0xo7r8txw_VP70n5ItycXDaEMrXG5xyV8IQRtM7VcsM-VNxZbwI5qcKG0C9yvRd_7TIaJyNDRJ5zVAk6f_mX9oVx4/s5365/IMG_1940.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3568" data-original-width="5365" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHKza0LWQLSse6fcAWXTy_1KSOSZYgmpD9sp8kzL2JwjDPn3ScH5lE7vV2Ebo4DX3tMQmG84E45N4XEIDC3pyZ_9tSyTA1k22DA0xo7r8txw_VP70n5ItycXDaEMrXG5xyV8IQRtM7VcsM-VNxZbwI5qcKG0C9yvRd_7TIaJyNDRJ5zVAk6f_mX9oVx4/w400-h266/IMG_1940.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were several Cormorants feeding around No.2 outflow</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IpZDEPkZe9S4CjPGv2hEUSc-qHD8WqvBzTUCgZaHFAu6IeP9dWzJyqYmSW_Eu4vpJdGHZGrEdK-i4XEU-Njf4EVXC97gSu_ma7KQn52TRIvj7YsayNhdpx98HDbwrgH5WbP2Nlob7tU8Ctaw3sQsSdjnEmn0j391C7pmZi1kX5COgCvxIVteRcf9UYY/s5017/IMG_1941.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="5017" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1IpZDEPkZe9S4CjPGv2hEUSc-qHD8WqvBzTUCgZaHFAu6IeP9dWzJyqYmSW_Eu4vpJdGHZGrEdK-i4XEU-Njf4EVXC97gSu_ma7KQn52TRIvj7YsayNhdpx98HDbwrgH5WbP2Nlob7tU8Ctaw3sQsSdjnEmn0j391C7pmZi1kX5COgCvxIVteRcf9UYY/w400-h279/IMG_1941.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quite an impressive leap, but not up to Shag standards</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Shag</b> 1 first winter was showing very well in the harbour, it was swimming around the platforms when I checked.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllPXBIERycBQsd9M8QGQpuUob3CmFuEIlwAwbbJP-Bs4Z0bqW1hjX66dtzGhiCBG4V1vrr-Zm4a60f5GiXHV7lxCm8GzNw2Bjdz-7B2uJ45wGaR5qeYSO43YMP2-iSXYl11Tmc9fEC14IniaxXe8qo5Y48qugB0bnPaV4ZiicHmosYs5rBMdJwARNE_w/s3756/P1130078.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2110" data-original-width="3756" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllPXBIERycBQsd9M8QGQpuUob3CmFuEIlwAwbbJP-Bs4Z0bqW1hjX66dtzGhiCBG4V1vrr-Zm4a60f5GiXHV7lxCm8GzNw2Bjdz-7B2uJ45wGaR5qeYSO43YMP2-iSXYl11Tmc9fEC14IniaxXe8qo5Y48qugB0bnPaV4ZiicHmosYs5rBMdJwARNE_w/w400-h225/P1130078.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1st winter Shag</td></tr></tbody></table><div>It was close to the harbour wall, my initial thought was that it was indifferent to me. But it wasn't indifferent, it knew I was there and kept an eye on me, but just didn't care!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwLXuc86IFkrXg1L887WpB32tHgncDvz0U463EC3L06JrPdufkwz5VYqDRWDl79-gcYvRMwmxAPfHyCPTuIzw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div>Later, when Janet checked it was on one of the platform's struts. Unfortunately, with its ringed right leg kept firmly out of sight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ay4eHcnobkRPuay-2n2vD9Bro1QLO3Do3NmxvdsWSsHUjTNU7u5OhMJV5TYV_TJdnXu9y2IOrbWDMzEVTXFPGlN608Pv1jQ1FabPe2H5NmQq7DJ8onGGduYoye-rs5XZkW4IseafNd3mRcHOfJGu5S0Fd3IW6EDBSuqhZhS2VG4Ohj6X7JhX606wddk/s4353/IMG_1942.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4277" data-original-width="4353" height="393" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ay4eHcnobkRPuay-2n2vD9Bro1QLO3Do3NmxvdsWSsHUjTNU7u5OhMJV5TYV_TJdnXu9y2IOrbWDMzEVTXFPGlN608Pv1jQ1FabPe2H5NmQq7DJ8onGGduYoye-rs5XZkW4IseafNd3mRcHOfJGu5S0Fd3IW6EDBSuqhZhS2VG4Ohj6X7JhX606wddk/w400-h393/IMG_1942.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEM8GRHZn2uIfsKYSXvzJt1KwLEBeH-_rKVRKbew-DZ5PmLteRSVGSxNvyi8TUV07pNMQQouYX0-S3-9994ULuM308JxO4OjCszGQ0W9UyKnpi0RnuBNY7VVPly6g6Nsp2Xw1QnZk5z-p4Q3GJo3nHlEFAYWofCrxxOy_OK5nxnBqiOla7gmvcS5dNbls/s4499/IMG_1943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3872" data-original-width="4499" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEM8GRHZn2uIfsKYSXvzJt1KwLEBeH-_rKVRKbew-DZ5PmLteRSVGSxNvyi8TUV07pNMQQouYX0-S3-9994ULuM308JxO4OjCszGQ0W9UyKnpi0RnuBNY7VVPly6g6Nsp2Xw1QnZk5z-p4Q3GJo3nHlEFAYWofCrxxOy_OK5nxnBqiOla7gmvcS5dNbls/w400-h344/IMG_1943.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Rock,Pipits 4 - one each Red Nab and lighthouse, two near the waterfall </div><div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTSOWbnhR_n5ImdMF5AlupMguxE3ejJlaolzgVpoGUMR5zE-jkixEDmYTtDEZeAQtIQabE28-uUnDM0UM_KmTPwBnZOR3fqhLR56uwXubECl62aFB0HpewYzIFtEd2UzA-mgMp3tPMDRdR8wp3u57S6UW0rwF2_Nv8YtgJuUjuuytDmJJqjOaRAeDgls/s4747/IMG_1944.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3017" data-original-width="4747" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTSOWbnhR_n5ImdMF5AlupMguxE3ejJlaolzgVpoGUMR5zE-jkixEDmYTtDEZeAQtIQabE28-uUnDM0UM_KmTPwBnZOR3fqhLR56uwXubECl62aFB0HpewYzIFtEd2UzA-mgMp3tPMDRdR8wp3u57S6UW0rwF2_Nv8YtgJuUjuuytDmJJqjOaRAeDgls/w400-h254/IMG_1944.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67RkyVgGQA5NIsJaiaiAU0w1TVbdNRxddP6qCdAn2eJsLcIAVYZSRchpnatMBwwbFkb2ZYsIBQdTUvEOEyFwFAEamwauYcdyu1k4fhmaMBw8YEOXTHhvZTPWz9Z1YlIXNaQ3RGhDfureIMjJP_y3hTjdGXBDGuzyj74wKf-wGB9C1U7V3l94anQW3g78/s4567/IMG_1945.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="4567" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67RkyVgGQA5NIsJaiaiAU0w1TVbdNRxddP6qCdAn2eJsLcIAVYZSRchpnatMBwwbFkb2ZYsIBQdTUvEOEyFwFAEamwauYcdyu1k4fhmaMBw8YEOXTHhvZTPWz9Z1YlIXNaQ3RGhDfureIMjJP_y3hTjdGXBDGuzyj74wKf-wGB9C1U7V3l94anQW3g78/w400-h236/IMG_1945.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This Little Egret on Red Nab with the light behind it makes an interesting shot</td></tr></tbody></table><div>On the saltmarsh <div>Reed Bunting 2</div><div>Goldfinch 3</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall</span></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;">Both the </span><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Glossy Ibis</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: inherit;"> and <b>Green Sandpiper </b>seen today</span></span></p></div></div></div>Pete Marshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09461363671751316069noreply@blogger.com0