30.04.13. Birdlog.
2 Whinchat by Marsh Farm, 7 Wheatear near Lordship Lane, 9 Black-tailed Godwit on No 6 tank, the odd Wheatear all over the marsh.
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Observer: Paul Crawley.
An evening watch in fine sunshine with good birding company was what was needed after the poor (previous) weekend weather.
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The assembled group watched a male Marsh Harrier hunting the reed bed on No 6 tank.
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Also present until the sun slowly dropped below the Liverpool skyline was a record roosting flock of 55 Whimbrel.
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A beautiful summer plumaged Golden Plover (northern form) and a pair of Redshank joined a solitary Black-tailed Godwit on the shallow pool on No 6 tank.
The Blue-topped power station chimney at Weston Point gave a respite for the female Peregrine and a convenient preening lookout point
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An impressive 108 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 7 Mallard,12 Common Teal and an interesting Athya duck (above image) with the Tufties, any suggestions? I’ll post another image tomorrow evening.
The hybrid (insert a bit of Cape and Common Shelduck for good measure) Ruddy Shelduck pair were again in the ploughed field by the ramp to No 6 tank and later they roosted on No 6.
A classic image (below) of a ‘wind hover’ by young Harley Wilde.
Additionally, 80 Shelduck, 20 Wheatear, 2 Whinchat, Kestrel and 24 Raven equates to – an unkindness of Ravens! Information supplied by Findlay.
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Observers: Peter Malpas, Guy Groves, Harley, Findlay, Heather and Nigel Wilde, WSM.
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