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Summer in the dunes

Posted by on May 21, 2007 9:43 PM | 

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As promised, pix from yesterday afternoon when I did the dunes - north from the Sands Lake, then across the Coast Road (I know how hedgehogs feel), then back down to Ainsdale on the landward side.
Pretty quiet apart from wall to wall Willow Warblers and Whitethroats.
Red Legged Partridge still about and plenty of Four Spot Chasers around the ponds (see top pic and below) - nice to see them again.

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Common Blue Damselflies mating too.
Male Cuckoo getting mobbed ceaselessly by the local Meadow Pipits, and Reed Buntings following females in at least five areas, which was encouraging.

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Herring Gulls mooching around on the Sands Lake in good numbers, with fewer BHGs and LBBs.

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Another week of work comes crushing in.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...

Comments (3)

Simon G wrote...

Garganey @ Marshside this morning.

Definitely no BB Sands though ...

Posted by: Simon G  | May 22, 2007 10:24 AM

Gary wrote...

Hi John I've just found out how to get your updates and boy was your blog running slower than Peter Crouch.
Got to Marshside this afternoon someone in sanders telling me about all the good stuff that's visited Marshside last week.
By the time he had finished rolling them off his tongue id turned bright green.
Then he hit me again when I was down by telling me they had all gone, Glossy Ibis, Marsh Harrier, Woodchat Shrike, oh flamin 'ek.
Anyway still got the male Garganey from Nels and a very young family of 6 cygnets ahhhhh.
First for me at Marshside was a Grey Partridge back of sandplant.

Posted by: Gary  | May 22, 2007 8:31 PM

john wrote...

Howdy Gary - sorry to learn the blog loading problems are still persisting...but it is better than it was at the weekend at least!
It's down to a combination of factors, not least the fact that there are now over 400 entries, backed up with videos and over 1,000 pictures.
As for Marshside, it certainly is going through a purple patch at the moment - long may it continue.
The Grey Partridge are resident on the marsh in small numbers, typically elusive, you tend to bump into them once in a blue moon.

Posted by: john  | May 22, 2007 8:46 PM

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