Hints Of Spring.

Spring is just around the corner and Friday was as close to it that we've been so far with some good sunny spells and the wind almost disappeared, and with a path which runs along the south side of Freeman's Pools lively with birds it was certainly beginning to sound and look like it. 

Wren Marc Heath

Activity along the tree lined path included....

Wren two displaying

Blue Tit investigating a hole in the side of the old Black Poplar tree

Long-tailed Tit 

Great Tit 

Chaffinch

Goldfinch
Robin  

A mixed flock of c.50 Fieldfare and Redwing came into the tree tops and promptly departed so not allowing me to get any ratio on them.

On Freeman's Pools, no more than twenty birds in total....

Goldeneye 2

Little Grebe

Gadwall 

Wigeon 

Teal

Shoveler drake

Little Egret  

A Buzzard came overhead and crossed the river to soar over the old tip, a single Goldeneye was on the river off Marsh Point, and on the marsh, c.250 Pink-footed Geese, and 2 Little Egret. On the wildfowlers pool, less like a lake than of late, 18 Redshank noted, and 6 Tufted Duck had taken to the flood which still resembles a lake though considerably smaller in size.

From here I went south on the coastal path which to be honest was rather uneventful, but on the walk from Aldcliffe - Glasson Dock the totals were....

Dunnock Warren Baker  

13 Blackbird

  7 Robin

  5 Wren

  4 Long-tailed Tit

  2 Dunnock

  2 Greenfinch

Thanks to MH/WB for the excellent images.

WOT NO BLUE BIRDS IN THE POST 

And a couple of pics taken on Friday....

 

One of many scourges of the countryside. 'Human Remains' kindly dumped at the bottom of Aldcliffe Hall Lane, all bundled into bags....how thoughtful!

And one causing me to be puzzled about what this object is set up on the wildfowlers pool. A cylindrical object, appears to be made of hay bound in chicken wire, open at one end possibly both, and placed on a post. I'll reserve my thoughts on this until I find out what it really is....anyone?