Friday, 6 July 2012

Dodging Showers

At The Patch this morning my first juvenile Lesser Black Backed Gull there this year, a single Mediterranean Gull, 2 colour ringed Herring Gulls which were flushed with the rest of the Gulls before I could read them by a fisherman with very embarassed and apologetic wife.
Round The Point no passerine migrants nor any where else.
The south end of the ARC Pit held the usual wildfowl, also 1 Green and 1 Common Sandpiper.
From Hanson Hide a few islands are starting to appear as the water level drops attracting 2 Little Ringed Plovers, a few Lapwing and Oystercatchers, in the reeds the usual warblers. 3 Hobby's hawked  around the Tower and 2 Marsh Harriers hunted the reeds.
On the reserve the most notable bird was a Bar-headed Goose. Islands are starting to appear in front of Firth Hide attracting loafing Gulls.  

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