Miss of the day was undoubtedly the distant large diver that I saw flying away from me north from the mouth of the Alt estuary over the high tide this morning.
Off it went into the murk, never once turning back, big, black and white, a great northern missed opportunity if ever there was one.
Five Stonechats north of Hall Road this am too, and a good flock of Sanderling, Dunlin and three Turnstones feeding along the tideline.
Eight Whooper Swans heading high south east at 8.55am over the Marine Park made a nice change from Mutes.
Later Crosby Marina held two new Red Breasted Mergs, an adult male and female, along with at least two Shags and growing numbers of Tufties and Goldeneye.
Stonechat around the lake too, but when I went to digiscope the critter I noticed the shutter on my battered old camera was jammed and refused to open fully - don't worry, if anyone asks I'll just say it was an arty shot.
A solid whack with my trusty Leatherman back at the compound and it was good as new (ahem), although the whole sorry episode was probably god's way of telling me to stop photographing Stonechats.
Most of the action seemed to be up the other end of the coast today, with the reappearance of the Shorelark (if it ever went away), north of Weld Road, and the Twite and Linnet flock in the same area.
Pete Gahan had a Snow Bunting further south on the Green Beach, and there may have been a Lapland Bunt on the Green Beach yesterday...all tasty stuff.
Finally, anyone know anything about a dead Little Egret on the coast road at Marshside?
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
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David Mcgrath wrote...
Didn't see any dead egrets on the road on Tuesday morning, seem to have dipped the Shorelark - no sign of any birds on that part of the beach, didn't go to the Green Beach...dohhh
Cheers
Dave
Posted by: David Mcgrath | December 3, 2009 9:15 AM