Called in at the marsh on the way home, with the sun out, and a lazy afternoon in prospect - until I saw the big grey and purple rainfront moving in from the south.
A good 1,000 or so pinkies on Crossens Marsh, with a single Golden Plover on Polly's Creek (I'm sure there were more about).
On the outer marsh, a Little Egret fed on the edge of the spartina, visible from the top of Mount Baker - three had been reported earlier.
Long before we got there, Tropical had two Ravens on the outer marsh, where an adult Peregrine was perched up as we scanned about, and there's a record of Jack Snipe in the log from north of the Sandgrounders Hide.
Nearer Warton than us, a young Marsh Harrier was batting about.
Good nos of Blackwits on the Junction Pools, and 'crests around the Sandplant, but very few hirundines today.
A single male Stonechat was north of the 'plant.
Headed home before the hooley hit.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies....
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