Pine Lake – 20 Mute Swan
Eric Morecambe Pools (from Crag Road viewpoint, 8.05 – 8.40 am)
5 Great White Egret – on small pools beyond Eric Morecambe Pools and Allen Pool
1 male Sparrowhawk – flew past viewpoint towards Crag Foot carrying prey item
1 female Eider – Eric Morecambe Pool South
2 Little Grebe – Barrow Scout Fields
Eric Morecambe Pools (from hides, 8.50 – 9.50 am)
31 Mediterranean Gull (11 adults, 2 2nd summer, 18 1st summer) – roosting on Allen Pool, most moved off after a female Marsh Harrier flushed all the gulls and waders.
82 Avocet – 63 adults/full-grown juveniles and 2 + 1 small young on Eric Morecambe Pool North, 15 adults/full-grown juveniles and 1 small young on Allen Pool.
1 adult male Ruff – Allen Pool
1 adult summer Dunlin – Allen Pool
11 Black-tailed Godwit – Allen Pool
1 Common Sandpiper – Allen Pool
Copridding Wood, Arnside (10.20 – 11.15 am)
1 Dark Green Fritillary
92 Ringlet – very numerous!
3 Large Skipper
8 Silver Y moth
Aldcliffe Road, Lancaster
1 Hummingbird Hawk-moth – by canal path near turning to Haverbreaks at 3.00 pm
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