A decent haul of 10 species of wader on the salt-marsh pools this morning:
The adult Pectoral Sandpiper was again on the Allen Pool and, at one point, showed very well from the Eric Morecambe Hide. (See Jarrod Sneyd’s photos on Leighton Moss Twitter.)
75+ Avocet – with 25+ juveniles / small chicks still on the Eric Morecame Pool North, with several of the adults clearing this pool of all other waders.
3 Greenshank – Allen Pool
2 Common Sandpiper – 1 each on Allen Pool and Eric Morecambe Pool North
The following were seen from the Crag Road viewpoint on the Eric Morecambe Pool South and / or Flood and were not visible from the hides:
285 Dunlin
120 Black-tailed Godwit
140 Redshank
305 Lapwing
100 Knot – difficult to count as distant and roosting in tightly packed groups
2 Golden Plover – EM Pool South, briefly then flew off towards Jenny Brown’s Point
Pete C
