Wednesday 31 March 2021

The Solway revisited ... winter meets spring ...

 In lovely spring sunshine today - once the morning mist had lifted Chiffchaffs were singing everywhere ...






Yet thousands of Barnacle and Pink-footed Geese were in the air ...



... landing for a time on the saltmarsh before little groups headed north across the water ...


... by Campfield Scrape some closer Pinkfeet grazed ...


... while Shelducks and Wigeon occupied the pool ...



... a Little Egret looked lovely in the hazy sun ...


Over the high tide in the calm conditions there was little movement into the estuary ... five Red-breasted Mergansers and six Pintail were about the best there was on offer ... two Wheatears gave more of a hint of spring and the ever present Tree Sparrows were prospecting the barns ...














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