In the misty morning light on the Solway the air was still and the sound of Pink-footed Geese came time and again as flocks made their way southwards ... some flocks of around fifty birds ...
... while others passed high over Anthorn in small groups ...
... sometimes there was only the sound of their calls to indicate their presence ...
On the Wampool at Anthorn with the tide well out there were flocks of Lapwing and Golden Plovers on the exposed mud ... and two Ruff associating loosely with the other waders ...
... a little downstream a group of four Black-tailed Godwits fed on a sandbank ...
... and an adult Mediterranean Gull was nearby with some Black-headed Gulls ...
Among the big flocks of Redshank at Port Carlisle was a scattering of Knot with some lovely looking juveniles ...
... one of two Greenshank frequented a shallow pool there ...
And over the high tide at Campfield a Great Skua came along the shoreline and was pursued briefly by a juvenile Peregrine before both disappeared as quickly as they had come ...
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