Weather: SE force 3, ESE 2 by noon, cloudy, slight mist around the Welsh coast until the rain arrived later in the afternoon
A visit on for the high tide was predictably quiet but which gave an opportunity to attend to some maintenance issues that had arisen so far during the winter. Two Goosander were seen around the island as were 10 Shelduck and 225 Brent Geese. Only a single Little Egret was noted but there were 5 Grey Herons, including one by the island pond.
Two Skylarks came over the island on the move and seen on the ground were 5 Robins, 4 Blackbirds, 2 Song Thrushes, 3 Linnets, 7 Rock Pipits and 4 Meadow Pipits. There were a lot of waders around the island this morning; there were the 12,000 Oystercatchers, 124 Curlew, 150 Dunlin, 40 Knot, 72 Redshank, 10 Ringed Plover, 16 Purple Sandpipers and 90 Turnstone.
Best of the sea sightings were 2 Red-throated Diver, 16 Great Crested Grebes and 450 Common Scoter.
Photos CJW
No comments:
Post a Comment