I dropped in to Ferrybridge this afternoon to see the Red-breasted Mergansers and ended up with 26 in Portland Harbour and 4 in The Fleet. Also in the harbour 11 Turnstones and a dozen or more Mediterranean Gulls. I met a couple of bird watchers who told me they had seen a Little Grebe under the road bridge. But by the time I'd got there it had disappeared.
In the Fleet lots of waders - Ringed Plovers, Dunlin and a Bar-tailed Godwit. Also here Little Egrets, 7 Oystercatchers and more Mediterranean Gulls.
Here are a few images from this afternoon:
Small Mouth at Ferrybridge.
Just a few of the 26 Red-breasted Mergansers in Portland Harbour. there were 4 others in The Fleet.
A Cormorant Flies by
Quite a few Mediterranean Gulls in Portland Harbour
Here is an adult in flight note no black on wings.
In comparison to Mediterranean Gull here is an adult winter Black-headed Gull.
On the other side of Portland Road looking up The Fleet. No geese here this afternoon.
There have been 2 Bar-tailed Godwits here. Here's one not sure where the other was!!
A Little Egret "working" the shore line towards the road bridge.
It was doing quite well catching small fish in and around the sea weed and rocks.
A very majestic looking bird.
Here is a female Pied Wagtail. Quite grey in colour compared to her...
....mate who has more black on his back.
Birds Recorded were: Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 30 Red-breasted Merganser, 8 Oystercatcher, 12 Ringed Plover, 10 Dunlin, Bar-tailed Godwit, 11 Turnstone, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Skylark, Meadow Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow and Starling.