Avocet Walkabout!

Image 15 July. Ian Pinkerton

On Sunday, an adult Avocet accompanied by two young were observed and photographed in the creeks at Conder Green which were eventually beneath a near 10m tide.

Image 15 July. Ian Pinkerton.

In stating the obvious, these young won't be able to fly for up to a month yet, and this movement from Conder Pool to the creeks required a return walk of at least 100m up a grass bank from the pool, through a hedge, over long grass, then over the busy B5290, and across the marsh to the River Conder which snakes it's way through the creeks to the Lune Estuary.

Image 15 July. Ian Pinkerton.

This adult bird escorted these two young Avocet on a journey from one waterbody, over a busy road to another, then sometime later take them back to Conder Pool. An amazing achievement to a successful conclusion, but why....no-one could ever have predicted such behaviour by the Avocet....mindboggling stuff. 

Common Tern Conder Pool 16 July. Ian Pinkerton.

All the 5 Common Tern family were on the pontoon yesterday, 'clik the pik' for a bigger picture. 

Thanks to IP for all the images in this post, and whose daily vigil on events at Conder Pool is still not ended.