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

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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