....a run south down the A588.
Whooper Swans Brian Rafferty
I saw my first 26 Whooper Swans of the winter yesterday, twenty four off Fluke Hall Lane and two on the marsh off Pilling Lane Ends, c.250 Pink-footed Geese were also on the marsh with vast numbers of distant hazy waders and wildfowl. A spectacle at Fluke Hall was when a Merlin was seen chasing a large number of Dunlin flying at the speed of light low over the sea, 2 Kestrel also seen here, with 3 Red Admiral and a small number of Silver Y. A Buzzard was on a fence post close to Sand Villa.
Little Egret. Pete Woodruff.
This Little Egret was on Conder Pool where I counted 15 Little Grebe, a Common Sandpiper, 2 Ruff and 2 Snipe were in the creeks.
A juvenile Curlew Sandpiper was still on the Lune Estuary at Glasson Dock, with a Spotted Redshank, 72 Black-tailed Godwit, and 7 Snipe seen. On the canal basin I noted a Little Grebe and 16 Tufted Duck.
Greenfinch Warren Baker
A pair of Greenfinch in our garden on Monday are something of a rarity for us.
Thanks to Brian and Warren for their excellent 'clik the pik' quality photographs.
Thanks to Brian and Warren for their excellent 'clik the pik' quality photographs.
I'm always on the lookout for a ''Patch Tick'' Merlin at this time of year pete.......however fast it flies through !
ReplyDeletegreat stuff Pete, i am really looking forward to the Whoopers returning to Martin Mere
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