Photos:
First winter Glaucous Gull in the late afternoon sun at Heysham
Glossy Ibis at Leighton Moss
16th December
No change at HGF today. At the feeding station in Waterworks Lane were 25 Tree Sparrows plus two coveys of Grey Partridges, 4 and 5 strong.
17th December
Back at the van this weekend – unfortunately to close it down for the winter. Anyway Saturday morning started with a quick look at a small group of Black-headed Gulls in the usual fields west of the village. Two adult Meds were present, however the whole lot spooked for some reason and flew off shortly after I spotted them.
Next was a trip to Leighton Moss to have a look at the Glossy Ibis. It was feeding merrily in a small paddock near a small holding. Viewing from the road was a bit dodgy due to traffic so I didn’t stay long. I also had a quick look at the fields behind the car park for the Morecambe / Allen complex and spotted a Peregrine perched on a fence post. It soon took off, flying low towards me and then swooped down and up, crossing at the bottom of its flight path with a second larger Peregrine! The two falcons continued to fly towards me, side by side, with the female constantly making the chak chak call. They headed off over towards Warton Crag.
Next I headed off to Heysham to see the juvenile Glaucous Gull which proved to be a stick in the mud by going to sleep behind a timber on the wooden jetty. Two adult Meds were perched on the harbour wall and plenty of Kittiwakes plus three juvenile Shags were hanging around. Around 20 or so Twite were at the feeding station.
No change at HGF today. At the feeding station in Waterworks Lane were 25 Tree Sparrows plus two coveys of Grey Partridges, 4 and 5 strong.
17th December
Back at the van this weekend – unfortunately to close it down for the winter. Anyway Saturday morning started with a quick look at a small group of Black-headed Gulls in the usual fields west of the village. Two adult Meds were present, however the whole lot spooked for some reason and flew off shortly after I spotted them.
Next was a trip to Leighton Moss to have a look at the Glossy Ibis. It was feeding merrily in a small paddock near a small holding. Viewing from the road was a bit dodgy due to traffic so I didn’t stay long. I also had a quick look at the fields behind the car park for the Morecambe / Allen complex and spotted a Peregrine perched on a fence post. It soon took off, flying low towards me and then swooped down and up, crossing at the bottom of its flight path with a second larger Peregrine! The two falcons continued to fly towards me, side by side, with the female constantly making the chak chak call. They headed off over towards Warton Crag.
Next I headed off to Heysham to see the juvenile Glaucous Gull which proved to be a stick in the mud by going to sleep behind a timber on the wooden jetty. Two adult Meds were perched on the harbour wall and plenty of Kittiwakes plus three juvenile Shags were hanging around. Around 20 or so Twite were at the feeding station.
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