Shooters out in droves again on Plex Moss this afternoon, blasting away like their lives depended on it.
Which they don't.
I had hoped the mosses would be quieter after all the rains - many stubble fields and early crops are completely waterlogged.
Two groups of nine and 11 4x4s were firing away - just how big a gamepie do these people have to make?
Less ammo was expended in the closing scenes of The Wild Bunch. I kid you not.
Which all meant that the mosses were really quiet - a few Shelduck, small flocks of Fieldfare, with even fewer Redwing and one or two groups of finches (Chaffinches and Gringoes mainly).
A Kestrel or two were still hunting on this grey, bullet riddled afternoon, but the Pink Feet wisely stayed high up - about 2,000 of them were drifting around, unable to find anywhere safe to come down.
This Kes was hunting for worms and stuff in the fields on the Southport edge of Carr Moss Lane.
A Little Egret was in the ditch here (unexpected) and a Mute Swan was waddling about the fields.
Two Buzzards were crouched down on a field edge - a wise place to be, as the air filled with gunsmoke.
This Pheasant was so freaked out, it swam up a dyke to avoid detection.
Never seen one swimming before.
A few Skylarks and Red Legs about, otherwise everything frightened away by the shooters.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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Bazzo wrote...
19th Jan: Marshside, 12.20pm - 3.15pm: Imm male Hen Harrier, 4 Little Egrets, 36 Ruff, female Merlin, 105 Pochard, 47 Tufted Duck on Sandplant Lagoon.
Posted by: Bazzo | January 19, 2008 6:00 PM