Deja Vu.

As on Monday, the last birds of the day for me on Friday came via yet another text from 'THE RAC' - The Reliable AC - to alert me to his claim of at least 5 Yellow Wagtail at Braides and probably more in poor light looking into the sun and long grass, of which I found three. Also here,  5 White Wagtail seen in a quick scan before I had to scoot off back to Lancaster.

Black-tailed Godwit Lune Estuary. Pete Woodruff.

On the Lune Estuary at Glasson, 26 Black-tailed Godwit and 14 Eider noted, and at Christ Church, a singing male Blackcap gave excellent views. Along the canal tow path to Conder Green, a Sedge Warbler, a Buzzard was over fields behind Aspley Farm, and a Cormorant fishing the canal. Three Wheatear were at the water treatment plant at the entrance to The Mill at Conder Green, and a Common Sandpiper was at Conder Green 

Dunlin Plover Scar. Pete Woodruff.

At Cockersand, at least 900 Dunlin were on Plover Scar, with a few Ringed Plover and a Wheatear. Seen in four seperate flocks, the total was probably equal to Monday's 140 Linnet, a Willow Warbler was appropriately singing in the willows on Slack Lane, the Shoveler pair were on the flood with a Little Egret. I saw just 6 Swallow in six hours today, with 3 Peacock and a Small Tortoiseshell seen.

My first single House Martin was high over our house yesterday....But were are all the Swallows?

Thanks to Noushka for the header image.