12th March 2023
This Peregrine Falcon, paused briefly flying north, as it had it’s eyes on the Garganey that turned up this morning
In the first hour of birding the basins, there were 4 patch ticks. On the far east pond, 6 Garganey were new in and it was while observing them that at the far west basin, I could see a Caspian Tern. By the time I rushed down to where the tern was, it was flying out south. Instead I had to make do with the White-winged Black Tern that’s been around for a few days now. The third site record, would you believe, were 2 Moorhen! From the south, 4 Garganey arrived and settled down with the 6 birds already present. Then all hell broke loose! I heard the alarm from a House Crow behind me and turned around to see a large falcon hot on it’s tail. They were both distant but I changed from my bins to my camera as the Peregrine Falcon started flying in my direction. Suddenly it turned and stooped towards the east pond at great speed and put the ducks up very briefly before they all returned back on the water. The falcon flew off north and was the forth and last patch tick of the day. Otherwise, everything had more or less cleared out with less numbers of Swift, 300, hirundines, 400 and White Wagtail numbered 40. Waders were also way down. 3 Ruff, 2 Little-ringed Plover, 3 Redshank, 1 Marsh and 1 Common Sandpiper, still 9 Little Stint and now 2 Greenshank.
4 of the 10 Garganey escaping from the Lanner Falcon
Record shot of the Caspian Tern flying out south
Peregrine Falcon with Garganey on the menu but left north after being unsuccessful
There were only 4 Black-headed Wagtail
And 40 White Wagtail
Later morning, I had a look around the obs building where there were at least 12 Spanish Sparrow. Nearby there were 7 Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler, 10 Lesser Whitethroat, 25 Chiffchaff and a single Bluethroat and after a Marsh Harrier moved out north, I left earlier than usual as my belly was rumberling.
Out of the 7 Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler, this was the only shot that I got of one of them as the others choose to feed high up in the canopy
Next to the obs building are a handful of Spanish Sparrow
I ended the day for an hour at the seafront allotments and like the obs, a lot of species from yesterday, had moved on and it appeared nothin new had arrived. 4 Red-throated Pipit, 2 Whitethroat, 5 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Hoopoe and a single Barred Warbler. The latter species could easily be the bird from two days ago. No sign of the male Masked Shrike at the east end but the long staying individual was still showing off at the west end.
There were up to 4 Red-throated Pipit
The long staying Masked Shrike was still present showing at very close range at the west end seafront allotments
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