... flying very low over juncus it was clearly foraging for voles ...
... with Meadow Pipits now scarce in these habitats voles are the prime prey species ...
... and turning from time to time in its search for prey ...
Away from the uplands where birds are now scarce the coast has bird life in abundance ...
Wigeon are a frequent and vocal presence to brighten a winter's day at Port Carlisle ...
... while overhead Lapwings flushed by a Peregrine wheel around nervously ...
... but less conspicuously just along the road at the Campfield Scrape a Nearctic wader in the form of a Long-billed Dowitcher stood on the far shore ...
... spending most of its time roosting but with occasional brief activity ...
... and just a tad more active at times ...
... its three day presence seemed to coincide with the absence of an individual from Cresswell Pond in Northumberland which it had frequented for a few weeks ...
