A short break with friends at Thornwick Bay Nr. Flamborough Head this week.
Some nice weather, except for Tuesday, when it poured down all day long.
Just 2 very short birding outings, one, a short walk from the caravan park, through pratie fields , down to the coast and second a short hour at the Thornwick Pools bird hide.
The wet weather made very little impression on the pools, which are very bereft of juice.
Not much at the pools and the birds present were as far from the hide as physically possible!
The sun was awkward as well, so the photos are very disappointing.
Some Birds:
Thornwick Pools:
Green Sandpiper and what looked like a second Sandpiper at time was probably a Snipe with its back to me.
(Don't think I've good a Wood Sandpiper because of the breast patterning).
A few Coot, Moorhen , Teal, Snipe and Mallard.
Juv. Stock Dove (as opposed to Juv. Wood Pigeon - cannot detect any white in the wing and the tail does not seem as long)
A Lyndon Baines Johnson that came to drink, looked "big" but is probably a Meadow Pipit,
Grey Wagtail.
Moving around to the 'derelict' hide, better for the sun position, but the Waders were hidden by the grasses - Linnets were on a line with Goldfinch and a Teal, Snipe and Green Sandpiper popped up (and popped down) quickly.
Short walk to the coast:
Yellowhammer, Kestrel. Whitethroat.
Lots of Linnet.
Fulmar and Gannet along the cliffs with the usual species here.
A dead Gannet in the sea was providing breakfast for a Large sub-adult Gull.
(Possibly a Great Black-backed Gull.)
On Monday, on a walk to Flamborough Head along the coastal path.....
200+ Geese came into land, looked to be in the right formation for Pinkies, right time of year as well.
No bins and no camera but thanks to DJS who ascertained that they had been reported on TREK - Canada Geese.
Earlier in the week - Nearer home:
Heron and a Peregrine Falcon.
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