....said the man as he walked up to me at Glasson on Friday. I explained that everything in birding is interesting, but in varying degrees, in any case it turned out I had little time to find much at all, interesting or otherwise.
Another of those quick checks around the Lune Estuary on Friday, and noted on Conder Pool, 8 Snipe, 11 Little Grebe, a Common Sandpiper, a Sparrowhawk was over, and 8 Ruff flew in from the estuary, looked like they would drop in somewhere on the pool, but continued on in the direction of Jeremy Lane.
Another of those quick checks around the Lune Estuary on Friday, and noted on Conder Pool, 8 Snipe, 11 Little Grebe, a Common Sandpiper, a Sparrowhawk was over, and 8 Ruff flew in from the estuary, looked like they would drop in somewhere on the pool, but continued on in the direction of Jeremy Lane.
At Glasson, where you need to be there at least two hours pre high tide before everything gets washed away, I saw an adult Mediterranean Gull, up to 165 Black-tailed Godwit, 450 Redshank, 9 Curlew, and 4 Dunlin, all seen towards the Conder mouth from the bowling green.
The plan then was to go to Cockersand - now there's a surprise - but a text message meant I didn't go birding anywhere else at all today.
WOT NO PIK'S
Yes there is actually, there's an excellent one of a Woodchat Shrike in the header....Many Thanks Ana.
Hi Pete. Sorry to hear you got diverted from your birding - I hope that it was nothing too serious.
ReplyDeleteWith my best wishes - - - Richard
Just a bloody nuisance to be honest, though there are lots of 'other things' of much more importance than the birds at times, but thanks for your concern Richard.
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