Monday 14 February 2022

Angle Bay this afternoon

A blustery afternoon on a rising tide at Angle Bay (Rhoscrowther side) produced 24 pale-bellied Brents, c. 40 Pintails and around 200 Wigeon. The waterfowl were all pretty nervous; the ducks flew to the eastern side of the bay and the Brents across to the harbour side of the bay. 

A little while later in the harbour, we noted 22 Black-tailed Godwits, c.100 Dunlins, 30 Shelducks, small numbers of Oystercatchers (c.30), Curlew (c.20), a few Redshanks and a Greenshank. Gulls resting further out in the bay included Black-headed and Common, but they were too far away to obtain decent views. 

Assuming that they hadn't flown over from the Rhoscrowther side, an additional 8 Pintails were inside the harbour and another 18-20 a short distance to the east along the shore. A single Great Crested Grebe was resting out in the bay and an adult Shag, sporting its full breeding crest, was feeding in the shallows where Cormorants are more typical.