The Little Grebes on Sands Lake were dancing away with slimy weeds today, proving it's not just Great Crests that have elaborate pre-mating routines, while four Common Buzzards circled overhead before moving off to the north east.
Plenty of Willow Warblers and Whitethroats singing and one very weaselly, elusive Grasshopper Warbler still reeling away from deep cover north west of the lake at lunchtime.
Seemed to be good numbers of Orange Tips on the wing in the sunshine earlier on, with several feeding on cuckoo flower around the boardwalk on the western side.
Lots of Swallows darting thro' early on too with a few Swifts here and there, and while I didn't really have time to check the high tide, 36 Whimbrel rested for about 20 minutes on the tideline at Ainsdale, and another 14 came in from the east before heading off again.
Peak Dotterel week on Plex now, hope I get time to check it...
Eyes to the skies everyone, eyes to the skies...
Oops, forgot to mention I had 10 Eider heading south off Ainsdale at 11.30am - all males, 2 full adults, 8 sub adults.
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hello spent a few hours on plex upto 7 pm today 2 house martins and good numbers of wheatears no dotterel but 1 juv merlin . t t f n
Good blog as ever. 2 q's:
How do you get your cloud to work...as mine is all the same size?
What lens do you use for your macro shots?
Thanks.
JD: I'm not a photographer I'm afraid, so I've never really thought much about "cloud" Peter, and I just set the Birdblog "point n press" to close up when taking a macro shot....btw the wonders of holding an old Nikon L1 to a scope are truly remarkable - although it does completely wreck the 'scope lens....need to take a trip to In Focus for a replacement on an annual basis!
Saturday at Marshside, plenty of Swifts and Swallows with a smaller number of House Martins. Also 1 male Wheatear in front of the hide. A Whitethroat along the path to Sandgrounders as well.
Avocet, Redshank, Oystercatcher Lapwing and B.T Godwit all present.
The Dowitcher was still at Nels at 17:00 as well.
re pete and clouds, get yourself a polarising filter, a must to enhance clouds in a blue sky
Cuckoo calling and clearly visible for some time in a copse of silver birch on the northern perimeter of Woodvale airfield close to the railway. Today (Sunday) lunchtime.
Hi John, sending this whilst Seawatching @ Freshfield over Monday's tide which isn't very big but, with a strong onshore breeze and bright light is producing a spectacular Manxie show: two dozen birds so far but great views, plus usual Gannets, Scoter, GC Grebes, etc, and solitary Kittiwake too.
Osprey east over Hesketh Golf Course at 0825, 1-2 Curlew Sands at Pollys.
Female Ruddy Duck in front of Nels Monday afternoon