Tuesday 3 December 2013

Brant shows well

Foulney/Roa Island
The Black Brant was showing well over the high tide on the saltmarsh and as the the tide dropped the bird showed well by the lighthouse (needle) and on the west side of the Roa island causeway.
Brent Goose (darks) 61 1 ringed dark blue/white letter D/light blue dark blue number 2
Wigeon 143
Pintail 3
Shelduck
Eider
Great crested Grebe 9
Curlew
Redshank
Dunlin 64
Turnstone 45
Grey Plover 12
Bar-tailed Godwit 7
Snipe 24
Grey Heron 2
Little Egret 2
Rock Pipit 17 one bird sporting a ring numbers 2342 I think
Skylark 14
Twite 20 one colour ringed bird yellow/ white
Peregrine 1 a 1st winter bird
                                                                          
                                           Photos copyright Lew Cross
Pics of the Black Brant ..............comments  welcome

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