Wildfowlers’ pools – new muddy roosting areas either side of recently excavated channels c. 14.00
Snipe 12
Pied Wagtail 2
Moorhen 5 – some on the water
Mallard uncounted
Little Grebe 1 on (and under) the water
Fieldfare 1 flew over
Aldcliffe saltmarsh
Shelduck 8
Marsh Point: c. 12.45 – sunny intervals; high tide
Common Gull 3
Great Black-backed Gull 2
Herring Gull (uncounted)
Lapwing 80
Pink-footed Goose 27
Canada Goose 150
Oystercatcher (on the far bank of the Lune) 18
Starling (a few, uncounted)
Small flock of Dunlin flew over the Lapwing roosting at the riverside and dropped down into the river channel
Freeman’s Pools c. 11.45
Goldeneye 5 including courtship display
Teal 7
Gadwall 4
Tufted Duck 6
Coot 2
Wigeon 4
Pink-footed Geese 80 flying over
Freeman’s Wood c. 11.15 – 11.40; overcast with light rain showers; breezy
Long-tailed Tit 7
Robin 2
Starling 7
Blue Tit 2
Jackdaw 1
Blackbird 3
Wood Pigeon 6
Magpie 3
