Yesterday, 224 Golden Plover, in a tight flock, huddled between the rocks and beach boulders at north beach. Close to shore. Found near dusk. Most were tired and sleeping.
Very hard to pick out and,
if we hadn't been grilling the gull flock there we would've just walked past
them. On the way back we had trouble finding them again. But they were all still
snoozing until dark when, one imagines, they were to carry on migrating. Poor
record shots of part of the flock were taken.
The physical count may
have missed some amongst the beach rocks.
Otherwise, 17 Turnstone
(probably more), 30+ Curlew (including flock of 20), 30+
Oystercatcher.
80+ Med Gulls. Good
Redwing passage after dark, as the night before.
Earlier at Dihewyd a flock
of around 27 Redwing over house and a female Sparrowhawk shot
through.
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| Golden Plovers |
Phil Baber & Pam
Buckle