Friday, 3 December 2021

3rd December 2021

 Weather:  NW force 3/4   WSW 4 in the afternoon

A quiet day with little time spent birding. A Peregrine disturbed the wader roost on Middle at high tide, the Kestrel was also present. 

Among the other waders were 16 Purple Sandpipers, over 200 Turnstone, 6,000 Oystercatchers and 12 Ringed Plover.

A shag came from east, landed briefly at the north end then flew off north.

There were 414 Shelduck which were all feeding on the ebb, strung out along the sand in front of West Kirby shore marsh, 3 Scoter were noted also a Great Crested Grebe. 

 Photos AS

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