Almost perfect tide (circa 10M) today for the most species abundancy between Potts Corner and the point end (extent of WEBS survey area here) . Jan survey passerines also below. Report of snow bunting 50 M north of toilet block (thanks John?) but could not relocate…maybe worth a peek Tomorrow !?.
7 PB Brent Geese (at least) – presumably Heysham birds on saltmarsh
525 Grey Plover
955 Curlew
6850 Knot
1750 Bar Tailed Godwit
133 Lapwing
910 Oystercatchers
125 Redshank
3450 Dunlin
1 Turnstone
9 Snipe
3 Little Egret
3 Cormorant
475 Wigeon
25 Teal
10 Mallard
5 Pintail
1 Eider
2 Gadwall
21 Coot
3 Moorhen
88 Shelduck
1 GBB Gull
3 LBB Gull
4 Common Gull
9 B H Gull
Passerines and other species…
23 Twite
1 Skylark
8 Reed Bunting
1 peregrine
1 Kestrel
2 Stock Dove
17 Fieldfare
1 Redwing
3 Mistle Thrush
2 Song Thrush
1 Wren
2 Dunnock
8 Blackbird
2 Raven
18 Crow
1 Magpie
11 Wood Pigeon
25 Starling
3 House Sparrow
8 Pied Wagtail
3 Meadow Pipit
3 Goldfinch
2 Greenfinch
4 Chaffinch
3 Blue Tit
2 Great Tit
