Friday, November 06, 2009

Ringstone Res'r

Mid-day;
c400 Golden Plover and c120 Lapwing in the fields along with c60 Starlings kept getting spooked by a female Sparrowhawk. The waders gave fantastic views wheeling round high overhead - nearly as good as Morecambe Bay!
1 m Wigeon
1 Cormorant
1 m Goldeneye
25 Mallard
c200 B H Gull
c60 Common Gull
1 Kestrel
4 Goldfinch

48 Pink-footed Geese seen high over the M62 heading west at 11:45
9 squadrons of Starlings (total of 230 birds) moving west skimming low over the ground at speed - fantastic birds to watch when they are on the move.

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