...and apologies for the long gap between posts! Some highlights since my last post on 11th February:
Hen Harrier - a ringtail briefly over the saltmarsh on 12th
Merlin - one dashed across the road on 13th at Tavernputt Cross
Cormorant - still one sinensis bird around regularly
Goldeneye - a 2nd-calendar year drake from 13th to 25th
Teal - a peak of 83 on 14th
Brent Goose - numbers have fluctuated, commuting to and from Angle, peak 34 on 1st
Black-tailed Godwit - up to 3, including an islandica in breeding plumage the last few days (possibly the same bird seen on 15th)
Great-crested Grebe - a little bit of passage, peaking at 13 on 21st
Mediterranean Gull - last week of February saw 25+ regularly here including colour-ringed birds from the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Czech Republic & Serbia - Y168 below.
Common Gull - good numbers especially on the super low tides earlier this week (but no accurate count made), colour-ringed birds from Scotland and Norway (both first resightings).
Little Owl - one was calling by the house around 1900 on 4th - a new one for the list. Wonder if there is still a pair around here - maybe using the old buildings on the airfield?
Oystercatcher - have had over 70 birds in the roost, with lots of colour-rings read (photos show 86, plus one where the 2 colour-rings have faded).
