Birding Aldcliffe: Birdwatching the Lune Estuary, Morecambe Bay, Lancashire: High Tide highlights........

Tuesday 16 February 2010

High Tide highlights........

Changeable weather today, from sleet to rain showers and sunlight lighting up the pylons against heavy leaden skies. Not being a poet I fulfilled my creative urge by settling for a photograph, one for the album, and got on with bird watching. The Smew was present again along with ones and two of a great selection of birds on Freeman’s, list below.............
Freeman’s Pool
Smew 1
Goldeneye 2
Tufted Duck 2
Teal 1
Little Grebe 1
Shelduck 1
Gadwall 6
Shoveler 5
Little Egret 1
Redshank 1
Mute Swan 3
Coot and Moorhen, along with Grey Heron. There were about 30 Woodpigeon sitting on the fence.
Darter Pool
Mallard 55
Wildfowlers’ Pool
Teal 9
Shelduck 2
Little Egret 1
Marsh.
Wigeon 35
Shelduck 5
Oystercatcher 45
Curlew 16
Redshank 35
Little Egret 3
Flood
Green Sandpiper and 1 Redshank.
Also, Raven 2 and Kestrel 1.

Steve

2 comments:

Pete Woodruff said...: Your usual comprehensive list Steve, you and JB always manage to put birders like me to shame with such dedication to your records.

Keep up the good work Steve.; 16 February 2010 at 16:59
CE Webster said...: Another great list.; 17 February 2010 at 17:39

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Birding at Aldcliffe

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Please be aware that some of the specific site names are not necessarily 'real' names and may have been coined by local patch birders, however some (such as Frog Pond and Pony Wood) are historically established.

IMPORTANT:
We ask that visiting birders keep to all public rights of way.
Aldcliffe Marsh is owned and managed by Morecambe Bay Wildfowlers Association and is strictly private. A public footpath runs along the length of the marsh along Dawson's Bank from the parking area north to Marsh Point.
Only view the Wildfowlers' Pools from the cycle track or from Dawson's Bank. Please do not enter the field.

All the main birding hotspots are viewable from public pathways.

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Tuesday 16 February 2010

High Tide highlights........

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