A single swallow over the flash this afternoon.

Early this morning:

5 Goldeneye

2 Little Egrets

3 Black-tailed Godwits

4 Redshanks

Pair of adult Great Black-backed Gulls on the spit

250 Sand Martins, with 180 straight through N/NE in two flocks prior to 07:30 and c70 lingering therafter

1 Willow Warbler

Additional this afternoon, 2 little ringed plover on the spit.

3 Black-tailed Godwits and 3 Redshanks on Ramsdales Scrape plus a pair of Mediterranean Gulls flew north this evening.

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

Late afternoon,

Little ringed plover 1 on the spit

Redshank 3 on the spit

Sand martin 30

 

This morning 3 x Black tailed Godwit, 7 x Redshank and 2 x Wigeon

Other birds this morning included, 2 singing Blackcap and a female also seen, 2 singing Willow warbler. 2 Black tailed Godwit in Ramsdales and at least 6 Redshank and 15 Snipe between here and Horrocks.

Female Brambling at the West end this morning, in trees between the flash and the recycling centre. 4 Wigeon also in the centre of the flash

First thing this morning, drake common scoter and 2 shelduck. 

Avocet and Kittiwake both still present at 9.10am also Blackcap singing near Lapwing hide and a couple of Snipe still on the scrapes.

Avocet now in Ramsdales

This morning:

1 Curlew flew over east (calling) at 07:55

11+ Redwings still around the western end of Ramsdales Ruck

Willow Warbler still singing from the same spot as yesterday on Ramsdales Ruck

3 Rooks flew over N together

 

This morning:

4 Redshanks

5 Sand Martins

9+ Meadow Pipits on Ramsdales Ruck

1 Willow Warbler singing at the very western end, close to Slag Lane

Six Sand Martins off the car park this morning.

Info thanks to Bill Harrison

Sand Martin this evening, Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Redshanks and four adult Mediterranean Gulls roosted 

Info thanks to Phil Rhodes

This morning’s highlights:

2 Little Egrets at the western end

8 Snipe on the mini spit

A pair of adult Great Black-backed Gulls

A flock of 22 Lesser Redpolls feeding on Ramsdales Ruck

Drake Common Scoter present this morning.

 Info thanks to Bill Harrison

Brief visit this afternoon there were 3 singing chiffchaff Also: Cettis warbler singing at Aspull common Kingfisher near car park Plenty of singing birds including nuthatch, great tit, robin, dunnock, Wren, coal tit, goldcrest

This morning:

2 pairs of Great Black-backed Gulls, one of which was feeding on a large dead fish at the western end

Pair of Mediterranean Gulls on the spit, briefly displaying 

2 Redshanks

4 Kingfishers

Flock of 14 Meadow Pipits feeding on Ramsdales ruck

4 Chiffchaffs (2 on Ramsdales Ruck and 2 at the rear of Teal Scrape)

 

Early this morning:

2 Greylag Geese in Ramsdales

1 Redshank

3 Great Black-backed Gulls, including a first winter on the spit

3 Kingfishers

7 Redwings feeding on Ramsdales Ruck

1 male Blackcap feeding at the top of a birch tree along the edge of Ramsdales Ruck

 

Cetti's warbler showing well just in front of Horrocks hide

Zoe Barrett wrote:

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Hi Ian, that's a shame about the cormorant. Has the bird been rescued?

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Unfortunately, at this point at least there’s little to no hope of rescuing the bird I’m afraid as it appears perfectly fit and Cormorants would never allow any approach close enough to attempt one, made worse by any such attempt necessitating a fairly long and completely exposed approach for its full duration.

Early this morning a Redshank appeared to fly straight through west. Around Ramsdales Ruck were two singing Skylarks but at least four birds in total with much chasing each around the ruck, 12 feeding Meadow Pipits, five singing Song Thrushes, four singing Reed Buntings, two singing Goldcrests and a singing Treecreeper. A pair of Great Black-backed Gulls were on the spit along with five Oystercatchers, five Goosander, a Kingfisher was on the jetties at the sailing club and Black-headed Gulls were already making nests on the nesting platform off the spit. Unfortunately, a young Cormorant had suffered a terrible fishing lure injury.

 

 

Nice couple of hours this morning in some sunshine first thing produced an undoubted highlight of a Jack Snipe flushed from the edge of the flash at the western end by a man trying to get his dog back. Also 2 Common Snipe flushed from same area. Other birds seen included (the?) single Great White egret still in the Ramsdales area, at least 2 Little egret, a near full summer plumaged adult Mediterranean Gull which flew from the car park end and landed right in front of Horrocks to bathe for a few minutes then flew to the far end of the spit. 12 Goosander and c. 80 Redwing still about and plenty of singing Song Thrush around the site.