Given its recent history, Conder Pool was at best pretty quiet on Friday, with just 60 birds noted in my stock taking exercise. The bulk of the count being 42 Lapwing and 13 Little Grebe, with 2 Tufted Duck, a pair of Lesser Black-backed Gull and a Little Egret bringing up the rear. I've reluctantly called this a dull and boringly routine experience, and not what I'm acquainted with for Conder Pool....But that's birding in'it!
The Lune Estuary didn't light any fires either, with up to 550 Lapwing, 155 Curlew, 24 Little Egret, 4 Greenshank, a lone House Martin flyby, and not a Golden Plover in sight. But I did see my first of the winter 120 Pink-footed Geese in two skeins >south. Other than finding them too distant to sift through, I ignored a couple of hundred gulls to the north of the Conder mouth.
On a relatively short walk along the canal towpath, 7 Migrant Hawker, 3 Brown Hawker, and a mewing Buzzard over. On Saltcote Pond, 3 Common Darter, one of which provided me with the only pik of the day.
Garden Goings On.
Hi Pete, I think you saw a lot of birds. Here it is still quiet with the birds. Have a nice sunday !
ReplyDeleteYes I did see lots of birds, but not enough to have the title other than 'Little To Write Home About Mother!'. It doesn't seem long ago that up to 3,000 were seen on Conder Pool.
DeleteThank You for looking in again Caroline....Pete.
As you say nothing really exciting going on, and thoroughly miserable day today (Sunday), when nothing moving even in the garden. Nice pictures and video of the Dunnock, quite an understated bird which I like to hear singing.
ReplyDeleteI think we are all reduced to garden birdwatching this weather.
Thanks for the update.
Ian Mitchell
Looks like summer is going to make a brief show this week, so make sure your camera is in good working order.
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping in touch Ian....Pete.
Hello Pete,
ReplyDeletewhen I read how many birds you counted I get a little jealous. There are no bodies of water or anything like that where such observations are possible, thanks for posting
Greetings Frank
I understand what you say Frank, the disappointment brings jealousy, but surprised to hear you have no such water bodies for this kind of observations.
ReplyDeleteRegards and thank you for the visits to B2B.
Pete.