BIRDING THE LUNE ESTUARY THE FOREST OF BOWLAND AND BEYOND..............................................................................SCAUP CONDER POOL 5 MARCH PAUL ELLIS

Wednesday 20 September 2017

Monday's Highlight Bird's.

Up and down like yoyo's, there's no easy way to get to grips with the number, but after a few attempts I eventually arrived at 12 Little Grebe again on Conder Pool, with 4 Snipe seen, 14 Redshank, and up to 120 Lapwing. In the creeks, the Kingfisher showed, as did the Common Sandpiper both down by the bridge, also 2 Snipe and a Sparrowhawk over. On the Lune Estuary at Glasson, 2 Greenshank, 13 Snipe, 2 Goosander, and a Great-crested Grebe.

At Cockersand from the coastal path, I watched a group of up to sixty birds flitting around the field and bushes, of which there was at least 40 Reed Bunting by far a personal best ever count in one sighting of the species, with Meadow Pipit and Skylark around.


Rock Pipit. Pete Woodruff. 

I found my first Rock Pipit of the winter, with 4 Wheatear off the headland. On the circuit, c.50 Tree Sparrow and a Reed Bunting around Bank Houses, also in two sightings a total of 120 Wood Pigeon, with 20 Goldfinch at the cover crop.

A visit to Gresgarth Hall on Sunday produced an impressive 65 Red Admiral on Sedum, 4 Comma, 2 Small Copper, 2 Peacock, and a Small Tortoiseshell

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