Ringstone Edge Res. this morning from 09:30-11:30
I only stopped off for a quick check as I had my heart set on a visit to Whiteholme.
The weather at 9:30 this morning was rather misty which didn't help the id process and helped even less when I spotted a tern on the north shore. Added to the mist was the wind which prevented me taking any steady shots down my scope. After reffering to the books and the distant photos I shall have to record this as a Commic tern (phrase refers to either a Common or Arctic tern)
Anyway moving on from that on a positive note also present were:-
Black Tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, 7 LRP, 1 GC grebe, 2 Curlew, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Gull, 26 BH Gull, 37 Canada Geese NW field, 8 Swallow.
South Shore produced 2 Willow Warbler -see photo-, 2 Robin.
Feeders, c15 Greenfinch, Chaffinch, 2 Dunnock, 4 Blue tit, 1 juv Robin, Blackbird.
Res Wall nr Feeders 1 Mipit.
And to round things off just as I was about to leave 2 juv Peregrines flew in and perched on shore line whilst one of them took a bath the other being harrassed by LRP decided to play some half hearted chase with them.
All this means that today represents my best day at Ringstone so far.
The weather at 9:30 this morning was rather misty which didn't help the id process and helped even less when I spotted a tern on the north shore. Added to the mist was the wind which prevented me taking any steady shots down my scope. After reffering to the books and the distant photos I shall have to record this as a Commic tern (phrase refers to either a Common or Arctic tern)
Anyway moving on from that on a positive note also present were:-
Black Tailed Godwit, Ringed Plover, 7 LRP, 1 GC grebe, 2 Curlew, 7 Lapwing, 1 Common Gull, 26 BH Gull, 37 Canada Geese NW field, 8 Swallow.
South Shore produced 2 Willow Warbler -see photo-, 2 Robin.
Feeders, c15 Greenfinch, Chaffinch, 2 Dunnock, 4 Blue tit, 1 juv Robin, Blackbird.
Res Wall nr Feeders 1 Mipit.
And to round things off just as I was about to leave 2 juv Peregrines flew in and perched on shore line whilst one of them took a bath the other being harrassed by LRP decided to play some half hearted chase with them.
All this means that today represents my best day at Ringstone so far.
posted by Andrew Huyton at 12:31 pm
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