Ah yes, the joy of the nightshift. Unfortunately I fell
asleep for the last part and did not get to see any of the birds on the pond in
the morning. Numbers were low anyway due to the number of tern chicks that had
fledged.
I walked back groggily to the warren, under another
beautiful sunrise, really spectacular. I may as well say now that I spent the
whole day asleep, so the photos of the sunrise are all I took today.
-Sunrise
Yes, I awoke feeling incredibly rough at 12.00, tried
some birding at 2.00, but could not manage it and went back to bed, where I
slept until 6.00. I think its fair to say that I have come down with something
pretty grim.
At the ponds on the night there were the usual cast.
There were still plenty of Dunlin in when I arrived, and a healthy number of
Grey Plover too. In the gloom it was difficult to make much out, but I could
clearly see 1 or 2 Red Knot, and a few Juvenile Little Terns.
The Daily
Oystercatcher
Not much to report for them today. I missed them in the
morning but in the evening spotted both chicks with an adult sleeping on a crab
pot off from the shoreline. I don’t remember seeing this crab pot before, so it
may well have been revealed due to the water level dropping. Either way, it’s a
safe place for the Oyks to roost.
Species List:
Beacon Ponds: Grey
Plover, Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Knot, Little Tern, Oystercatcher, Brown Hare
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