Teal 1 female
Willow tit 1
Swallow 2
Chiffchaff 2
Kingfisher 2
Black-headed gull 200
Skylark 3 over
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Friday, 27 September 2013
A journey through Cumbria
A few photos from a journey through the Lake District today.
Great Gable and Scafell Pikes.
Bowfell from Eskdale.
Looking down Hardknott Pass towards Eskdale.
Langdale from Wrynose Pass.
Little Langdale.
Red kite mobbed by crows.
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Snow Goose, Ravenglass
Snow goose 1 white phase
Greylag 50
Goosander 14
Wigeon 200
Ringed plover 10
Redshank 8
Curlew 10
Oystercatcher 100
It's been a busy week, so far I've done five Vantage Point bird surveys, two extended Phase 1 habitat surveys, a bat survey, a hedgerow assessment and tomorrow I'm going checking on a goose mitigation scheme.
Today en-route to my latest mystery destination, I stopped off for lunch at Ravenglass in Cumbria. I sat on a bench on the promenade and ate my picnic, and did a bit of birding over the estuary. Suddenly I heard Greylags calling and on looking up noticed that there was a Snow goose with them. Hard to say if it's wild or not, but that's true of all Snow geese in the UK. It's at the right time of year and flying around with the right type of "carrier" flock. The Greylags could of course be feral, but in this area they could equally be from Iceland.
Year 234 (Snow goose)
Ravenglass.
Snow goose with Greylags.
Greylag 50
Goosander 14
Wigeon 200
Ringed plover 10
Redshank 8
Curlew 10
Oystercatcher 100
It's been a busy week, so far I've done five Vantage Point bird surveys, two extended Phase 1 habitat surveys, a bat survey, a hedgerow assessment and tomorrow I'm going checking on a goose mitigation scheme.
Today en-route to my latest mystery destination, I stopped off for lunch at Ravenglass in Cumbria. I sat on a bench on the promenade and ate my picnic, and did a bit of birding over the estuary. Suddenly I heard Greylags calling and on looking up noticed that there was a Snow goose with them. Hard to say if it's wild or not, but that's true of all Snow geese in the UK. It's at the right time of year and flying around with the right type of "carrier" flock. The Greylags could of course be feral, but in this area they could equally be from Iceland.
Year 234 (Snow goose)
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
Ainsdale beach
Bar-tailed godwit 1000
Grey plover 200
Knot 500
Sanderling 50
Ringed plover 20
Dunlin 20
Oystercatcher 500
Common scoter 1 female
Wheatear 1
Meadow pipit 50
Sandwich tern 20
Grey plover 200
Knot 500
Sanderling 50
Ringed plover 20
Dunlin 20
Oystercatcher 500
Common scoter 1 female
Wheatear 1
Meadow pipit 50
Sandwich tern 20
Monday, 23 September 2013
Point Lynas, Anglesy
Chough 2
Manx shearwater sitting on the sea
Gannet 5
Sandwich tern 10
Stonechat 5
Also five harbour porpoise close inshore.
Manx shearwater sitting on the sea
Gannet 5
Sandwich tern 10
Stonechat 5
Also five harbour porpoise close inshore.
Sunday, 22 September 2013
Leighton Moss and area
Bearded tit 1
Spotted redshank 5 on the Eric Morecombe pools
Marsh harrier 2
Little egret 5 on the Eric Morecombe pools
Also: at least 3 autumn ladies-tresses in flower, but nearly over, on Jack Scout and lots of migrant hawker dragonflies at Leighton Moss.
Yew in fruit.
Spotted redshank 5 on the Eric Morecombe pools
Marsh harrier 2
Little egret 5 on the Eric Morecombe pools
Also: at least 3 autumn ladies-tresses in flower, but nearly over, on Jack Scout and lots of migrant hawker dragonflies at Leighton Moss.
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