Had an hour or so round the Sands Lake and Ainsdale seafront this evening - a bit cooler with the wind in the south west after showers and plenty of cloud.
Gorgeous male Wheatear on the grassy area just before the Visitor Centre - apparently it's been eluding all attempts at trapping by ringers, and the sneaky little weasel certainly gave me the run around before I got the quick shot above.
A quick look at the sea produced a fishing Sandwich Tern, but not a lot else.
Cuckoo-flower now out on the west side of the lake itself, three Willow Warblers singing, and single Whitethroat and Sedge Warbler in song too.
The cloud seemed to keep them down in cover though.
Reed Bunting, Robins, Wren, Long Tailed Tits, about 15 Swallows and a few Meadow Pipits over.
On the water a gang of Herring Gulls, still 20 odd Tufties and the usual Mute Swans, Coot, Little Grebe and Moorhens.
Another Whitethroat was singing on the other side of the Pontins roundabout.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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Hi John
Well done calling down the Dotterels, you jammy ba##@rd !!
Flockettes of 9 and 12 Whimbrel around N Moss Lane tonight at 6pm.
35 Wheatears on the tilled field with 20 alba Wagtails, mostly Whites.
One stonking male Whinchat on the fence by the car parking pull-in and 20 plus Swifts overhead...then 'Cuuckooo' from Sixpenny Lane Wood...oh to be in merry old Engeland now that summer is icumeth in.
Last night (Sunday April 27) walked the Coastal Road from the Sandgrounders to Crossens and back around 8pm. Had female Whinchat, hunting Barn Owl and female 'Icelandic' (?) Merlin dashing into the Mipits on the saltmarsh.
Eyes on your pies !
Haskayne and area, Apr 17th to 22nd: Green Woodpecker; 3 Tree Sparrows; 7 Buzzard; 7 Black Tailed Godwit; Whimbrel; Raven; 26 Corn Bunting; Yellow Wagtail; 2 Canada Geese; Snipe; 10-20 Oystercatchers; Merlin; Snipe; 18 Wheatears.
Plex Moss: male Redstart (19.4.08); 109 Whimbrel; 110+ Curlew; 38+ White Wagtail; 2 Yellow Wagtail; 17 Wheatear; 2 Buzzard; 2 Sparrowhawk; 2 Jay.
Pair of Common Sandpipers Greenbank Park lake 1130 today.