Shorelark Again!

Shorelark

I spent most of the day on and around the beach much of it in the company of the superb Shorelark which with patience is a real star. A short video of this little beauty preening can be seen HERE it also calls as 2 Skylarks fly overhead.

First thing this morning the Shorelark was in the company of a partial albino Pied Wagtail, I was too slow off the mark to get an image but I believe James got one. While I was on the beach 720 Goldfinch flew East, as did a Greenfinch and 4 Swallows, late this afternoon a Great Spotted Woodpecker alighted briefly on Mr T before disappearing east along the beach past the sea containers.
Around the new lighthouse area at least 3 Firecrests and 9 Goldcrests in the Broome, but no sign of any of the hoped for scarce Wheatear or Pipit. 2 More Firecrests and 2 Black Redstarts in the Station Gorse with at least 10 more Goldcrests in there and the Brittania Broome,

Good to see a few a Gulls over the small boil at The Patch

On the way to The Patch there were a minimum of 4 Black Redstarts, 2 Robins and 2 Wrens feeding along the wall. Many Gulls at The Patch but I found nothing unusual.

1st cal year male Black Redstart by the wall 

Robin among the sea containers

A walk along the beach this afternoon up to the Lifeboat Station still looking for a Wheatear or Pipit found just a Robin, maybe the big one will be there tomorrow for me.

Looking out to sea produced

Brent Goose: 14W

Shelduck: 3W

Red-breasted Merganser: 2W

Great-crested Grebe: 7 o/s

Gannet: c30 o/s

Cormorant: c100 o/s

Kittiwake: 9W

Little Gull: 1 o/s

Black-headed Gull: 93E in 30 minutes

Mediterranean Gull: 2 o/s

Common Gull: 18 o/s

Razorbill: 3W

Grey Seal: 1

Mid afternoon another Swallow flying around the old lighthouse, 4 Chiffchaffs and 2 Goldcrests.

Late afternoon back at the fishing boats the Shorelark was still performing.