Photos:
Whinchats, Waterworks Lane, Winwick
Skylark, Buzzard and Yellow Wagtail, Rixton mosses
Yellowhammer, Astley Moss
8th
May
After
a night of heavy rain an early morning visit to HGF produced little other than a
Yellow Wagtail in the south field.
Late
morning I wandered over to Astley Moss and had a mooch around the SSSI. Best
bit were 3 Lesser Redpolls including a stunning pink-flushed cock bird. Lots of
warblers and buntings plus a pair of Jays and three Buzzards. No hoped for
Hobby.
This
afternoon Karen decided we were heading north and having a flying visit to the
van. We diverted there via Morecambe where a single Bar-tailed Godwit and 2
Whimbrel were spotted on the mud nr Bare and then onto Warton Cragg. Both
Peregrines were in residence with the tiercel pointedly ignoring the plaintive
calls from his mate. Apparently he has been better at driving the Ravens away
this year and the latter were present too with their five fully fledged young.
9th
May
A
Corn Bunting was singing on the wires nr Midhops at HGF this morning –
otherwise it was quiet.
At
Rixton both Common Terns are back and a Little Ringed Plover was present on Moat Lane pools. On
the mosses, a recently ploughed field on Holly Bush Lane held 7 Yellow Wagtails (2
pairs and 3 single males) and two more were picked up further down the lane. 6
Wheatears also present.
10th
May
Very
little today. Terns still present at Rixton and in stark contrast to yesterday
there was just a single Wheatear to show for a trawl round the mosses.
11th
May
Early
morning I had a quick look at the feeding station and noticed a small brown job
perched up in the rape. Initially I thought this looks interesting, however
when it flew into the hedge where the Tree Sparrows perched I nearly wrote it
off as probably one. Fortunately it then reappeared in the rape field with
another bird and getting the scope on them I realised they were 2 female Whinchats.
Cracking record for here – it also got better when David Bowman found three
males nearby this evening.
A
Common Sandpiper was the sole result of a brief trip to HGF.
This
evening I took Bill for a walk down Barrow
Lane . Singles of Yellow Wagtail and Tree Sparrow
plus 2 Corn Buntings were the best birds seen. Locally an Oystercatcher is
currently incubating.
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