Samhain
15:30 Sunny 16 o C. Wind SW 9mph. Humidity 79%. Pressure 1018mB. Visibility good. High tide today 21:34, 8.74m.
Lock gates closed
A mild autumn day for Halloween, and a promise of clear skies later.
Around 12 black-headed gulls in the dock basin.
10 black-headed gulls and 3 cormorants passing overhead.
Saturday 31 October 2009
Friday 30 October 2009
Friday 30 October 2009
16:00 Cloud 15 o C. Wind SSE 16mph. Humidity 70%. Pressure 1017mB. Visibility moderate. High tide today 20:55, 8.35m.
A much greyer day, the water in the dock quite choppy, occasional spots of rain.
Albert Edward Dock
Mute Swan x 2
Black-headed gull x 50
Lesser black-backed gull x 1
Mallard x 20
Coot x 12
A much greyer day, the water in the dock quite choppy, occasional spots of rain.
Albert Edward Dock
Mute Swan x 2
Black-headed gull x 50
Lesser black-backed gull x 1
Mallard x 20
Coot x 12
Thursday 29 October 2009
Thursday 29 October 2009
14:00 Sunny intervals 16 o C. Wind SE 10mph. Humidity 89%. Pressure 1020mB. Visibility moderate. High tide today 20:10, 7.91m.
Lock gates closed
A pleasant autumn day, still some colour on the trees although the weekend's gales stripped many of the leaves.
4 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, 10 sat on top of the dock gates.
Around 100 gulls on the sandbanks in the river, mainly black-headed with a few lesser black backs.
Lock gates closed
A pleasant autumn day, still some colour on the trees although the weekend's gales stripped many of the leaves.
4 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, 10 sat on top of the dock gates.
Around 100 gulls on the sandbanks in the river, mainly black-headed with a few lesser black backs.
Wednesday 28 October 2009
Wednesday 28 October 2009
14:30 cloud 15 o C. Wind SW 5mph. Humidity 83%. Pressure 1016mB. Visibility moderate. High tide today 19:14, 7.49m.
Lock gates closed
The usual assortment of gulls, coots and mallards in the Albert Edward dock, mainly on the pontoon near the car park. Probably clustered there as somebody was throwing bread out.
One cormorant remained aloof on the opposite side of the dock.
2 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, with a further 3 sat on top of the lock gate.
Around 100 geese, either Greylag or Pinkfoot, flew over in the direction of the Ribble marshes, or possibly Martin Mere.
These seemed to have come from the coast near Blackpool. I don't think they'd been in the air long, as they were still sorting themselves out and gaining height when first spotted.
We get a lot of geese pasing over here in autumn/winter, as some fly quite high identification in the air can be difficult. The Canada geese that hang around Fairhaven sometimes fly over, but at a much lower height.
Lock gates closed
The usual assortment of gulls, coots and mallards in the Albert Edward dock, mainly on the pontoon near the car park. Probably clustered there as somebody was throwing bread out.
One cormorant remained aloof on the opposite side of the dock.
2 black-headed gulls in the dock basin, with a further 3 sat on top of the lock gate.
Around 100 geese, either Greylag or Pinkfoot, flew over in the direction of the Ribble marshes, or possibly Martin Mere.
These seemed to have come from the coast near Blackpool. I don't think they'd been in the air long, as they were still sorting themselves out and gaining height when first spotted.
We get a lot of geese pasing over here in autumn/winter, as some fly quite high identification in the air can be difficult. The Canada geese that hang around Fairhaven sometimes fly over, but at a much lower height.
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Cockersand
Cockersand is just south of Glasson Dock, at the mouth of the River Lune.
The area near the ruined Cockersands Abbey is known as Plover Scar, and this is a good place to spot a variety of waders and wildfowl, especially in winter. Today has been no exception, with 3 egrets among the feeding birds.
It may look a bleak and empty place but the saltmarsh is teeming with life.
Today's sightings
Egret
Cormorant
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Lapwing
Redshank
Wigeon
Teal
Shelduck
Mute Swan
Cockersand is just south of Glasson Dock, at the mouth of the River Lune.
The area near the ruined Cockersands Abbey is known as Plover Scar, and this is a good place to spot a variety of waders and wildfowl, especially in winter. Today has been no exception, with 3 egrets among the feeding birds.
It may look a bleak and empty place but the saltmarsh is teeming with life.
Today's sightings
Egret
Cormorant
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Lapwing
Redshank
Wigeon
Teal
Shelduck
Mute Swan
