... while in recent days the first Barnacle Geese announced their presence in the skies with their barking calls ...
... more subtly thereabouts were the constant calls of migrating Skylarks overhead ... many invisible against the blue sky as they passed over high ... but some lower birds could be seen ...
... Little Egret numbers continue to boom and flybys have become commonplace ...
But waders are prominent in the mix ... with Redshank dominant in the bay at Port Carlisle ...
... and some groups of Knot within the flock ...
... more in line with hopes and expectations were a group of three Greenshank at Glasson Point ...
... where a fairly late Common Sandpiper called twice as it flew in to feed on the exposed mud ...
... and two hundred Golden Plovers certainly looked 'golden' in the warm autumn sunshine but none looked to be anything other than Eurasian Golden Plover despite close scrutiny ...
An adult Spotted Redshank was on the back of the small island at Port Carlisle over the low tide ... but wandered out of view to evade the camera ...
While expectations normally run relatively high on the Solway ... it turned out to be Tindale Tarn where the most interesting birds turned up recently in the form of an adult Red-throated and a juvenile Black-throated Diver ... it was the first occurrence of both species on the tarn and a particularly nice chance to see a Black-throated Diver locally ...
Interestingly the Red-throated Diver represented the more unusual record for an inland water.
A juvenile Scaup was also present on Tindale Tarn recently.
Near the Tarn some Meadow Pipits perched on wires and gave good views of the impressively long claw on the hind-toe ...
... and in my garden a Sparrowhawk peers hopefully at the garden feeders ...
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