I nearly had an apoplectic episode just after departing ducky corner on the W bank. A pr of Redshank were stood on the shoreline 😜. They saw me, gave a couple of calls and took flight low over the water towards Skirden Clough. I took another thirty odd paces up the path when lo and behold a Redshank took off from under a bush on the shoreline and flew in the direction of where the pair had just left i.e the corner 👍.
No matter how I permutate this I have to conclude there were 3 birds present which is a first here for me .
A Buzzard called. 3/4 Common Gull were on the drink along with c16 larger gulls including 2 LBBG ditto Herring. No BHG seen guess they have headed for their breeding areas. A pair of Canada seen. A Mistle Thrush was singing 🎵.
