BIRDING THE LUNE ESTUARY THE FOREST OF BOWLAND AND BEYOND......................................................MEDITTERANEAN GULLS CONDER POOL PETE WOODRUFF

Thursday 12 September 2019

After The Twitch.

Avocet Conder Green Ian Pinkerton Clik the pik

Returning from Fluke Hall on Tuesday, I called in on the Lune Estuary at Glasson Dock to find 2 Avocet at the Conder mouth, they were seen as an adult pair, and at one point were hoovering up accompanied by a juvenile Spotted Redshank new to the estuary. Also 7 Greenshank, 4 Black-tailed Godwit, up to 250 Golden Plover, a Snipe, and 2 Goosander.

On Conder Pool, 20 Little Grebe were counted again as seen five days ago, also 5 Greenshank, and 2 Meadow Pipit. A circuit proved little, but a Common Sandpiper was down the channel and had me thinking perhaps a bird set to winter again at Conder Green now we are heading to mid-September.

I had no piks for the post, so being I had the pleasant surprise of the two Avocet on the Lune Estuary today, I thought another of Ian Pinkerton's images of the successful breeders at Conder Green on 1 August was the perfect substitute. 

2 comments:

  1. Great choice of image for the post, Pete! Best wishes - - - Richard

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  2. I wouldn't mind that Wheatear in Kent. Now that would get me going. A good variety of birds seen there Pete.

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