Time was mighty short today, so I zipped across onto Carr Moss to see how many Whoopers were still out there.
Answer: Quite a lot - At least 230 were feeding or sleeping in fields behind Holt Farm as the sun began to sink - but there were probably more out of sight.
About 1,000 Pink Feet there too.
Nothing out of the ordinary in them though.
In the distance through the 'scope I could see good numbers of Fieldfares flying up into the hawthorns behind Plex Moss House - presumably the same flock that Jellyhead Jackson had yesterday, or part of it anyhow.
One or two Buzzards and Kestrels about, and a Merlin put the fear of God into a band of Woodpigeons as they were starting to roost in a covert when it came ripping through low and mean.
That'll give 'em nightmares for a while, or until they find the next bit of grain to guzzle at least.
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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Halsall/Carr Moss Lane, Nov 25th-28th:
Mute Swan, Grey Wagtail, 12 Greylag Goose, adult Greenland White Fronted Goose (28th), 856 Whooper Swan (28th).
Black Swan flying towards Halsall (27th)!
Haskayne: 8 Buzzard, 7 Kestrel, 2 Merlin, 2 Peregrine (juv and adult), 2 Barn Owl, 3 Raven, adult Mediterranean Gull (in field at corner of Black-a-Moor Lane and Altcar Lane), Kingfisher, 48 Rook, Little and Great Crested Grebe, 80 Corn Bunting, 2 Stonechat, 57 Fieldfare, 14 Teal.
Flock of 46 finches on the shore north of Weld Road this afternoon. Difficult to approach but seem to be virtually all Twite. Are they from the Pennines or the Hebrides? (see Birds of Lancashire & North Merseyside)
Flock of about 20 swans (Whoopers? I had no bins) flew west then south west over Altcar Road, Formby, towards Alt estuary at Hightown on morning of Dec 1st.