03-02-10 Cav Duck

Started the day at Cavendish Dock but slim pickings
20 Tufted Duck
6 Pochard
20 R.B.Merganser
6 G.C.Grebe
7 Dabchick
7 Goldeneye
12 Coot
14 Moorhen
3 Cormarant
9 Bar Tailed Godwit
Loads of Knot which were impossible to count and loads of B.H.Gulls but no Meds
Followed this up with a visit to Roa island/Foulney.The tideline was already full of birds even though high tide was 4hrs away.Lou turned up and almost immediately found a stonking Great Northern Diver floating down Walney Channel.
1 G.N.Diver
1 Grey Heron
1 Little Egret
74 Brent Geese
14 Pintail
40 wigeon
20 Teal
64 Shelduck
130 Eider
100s Curlew,Dunlin,Knot,Turnstone and Redshank
40 Ringed Plover
66 Lapwing
40 Golden Plover
1 Greenshank
17 Reed Bunting
12 Linnet
22 Skylark
14 Rock Pipit
1 Water Pipit
44 Jackdaw