A visit to Goodwick this morning produced three great
northern divers. Two were feeding on what looked like crabs inside the harbour and a more distant one was feeding outside the harbour, closer to Needle Rock. None were
particularly close, but it was nice to see them at an expected location
non-the-less.
The arrival of the ferry attracted a flotilla of a dozen or so cormorants
and various gulls – all taking advantage of fish in the wake as it came into berth.
Later, at the Nevern estuary, one of two greenshanks
feeding there was also finding it quite easy to catch small fish in the fast ebbing
tide.
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| It was worth taking the plunge! |
An adult Med gull (not ringed) was bathing vigorously with various other gulls below the Iron Bridge. There must have been over 100 mallard present, about 50 curlews and a dozen or more little grebes.
Above the bridge we at last managed to see the
water pipit feeding on the stony shore not far from a common sandpiper
presumably in its regular spot there. There were no other obvious common sands around
having seen three there a week or so ago. A kingfisher also put in a brief appearance.
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| Displaying its remiges and retrices: showing two unmoulted older central tail feathers and nice white outer tail feathers |