I messaged AC on Monday morning to ask if he was on territory at Bank End today, he replied he was and off I went to meet up.
It's quite an easy task to find and observe the birds at Bank End, all you have to do is to check out the sheep on the marsh, though that's a task in itself as there are a quite a few of'em. But having spent a pleasant hour here, I racked up 8 Yellow Wagtail, all entered in the book as juvenile, none being close enough to be noted as female, and certainly not a male in sight.
Worthy of note, AC recorded 10 Yellow Wagtail at Bank End yesterday Tuesday 22 July, seen as a stunning male, 2 female and 7 juvenile.
I went off to pay my first of two visits to Conder Pool, to find 16 Common Tern, including juveniles, one of which was exercising its wings lifting itself a few inches of the ground with every flap. Avocet seen were one adult and the juvenile marked C6. Also 4 Greenshank, a Common Sandpiper, and 2 Little Grebe. But the mega triple surprise was 1) the sight of a pair of Little Ringed Plover 2) accompanied by 2 chicks no more than a few says old, and 3) the report of a juvenile seen on Conder Pool recently....Well, work that one out if you can!
On the Lune Estuary, another 16 Common Tern here, brought the total on the day to 32 Common Tern estuary and pool.
The count on the estuary included an adult with juvenile, the adult had a yellowish ring bleached to near white on the left leg, metal on the right. Also noted, 5 Mediterranean Gull, a Greenshank, and 2 Avocet adult.
On a short walk along the canal towpath, an Emperor Dragonfly, Brown Hawker, and a Sedge Warbler.
You saw quite a lot of terns. I think it's a magnificent bird. Plus other great findings. Greetings.
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