Blackstone Edge and Whiteholme

A lousy start in the NE’ly wind and light rain. Nothing on the NE corner of Blackstone except a quick flying small duck suspected to be a Teal which an over zealous dog had put up. A distant flying black blob of a raptor may have been a Harrier sp. probably Marsh but as Pigs don’t fly it won’t be Birdtracked 😂.

Whiteholme was also bereft of watery things on the first tranche but on the return leg matters improved. A Wader appeared on the SW shore looking well out of the ordinary 😊.

It turned out to be a summer plumaged Knot, a bird I've not had inland in 30 years plus. (Whoever took this photo on my camera is in for a reet kickin).

Also I juvenile Wheatear, 3 Pied Wagtail, 2 Meadow Pipit.

Two large Gulls flew over, one suspected of being a sub-adult phase GBBG. The other an adult LBBG.

Completing the circuit 3 Common Sandpiper were on the SW sandy shore of Blackstone along with a pr Pied Wagtail.