27 Nov 23

Ferrybridge Sandflats

After a trip into Weymouth, I stopped off at Ferrybridge just after low water.

Main highlights were 100 plus Ringed Plover & Dunlin, and a good 300 plus Mediterranean Gulls.

Birds Recorded:
Cormorant
1 Little Egret
1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose
4 Red-breasted Merganser
1 Oystercatcher
100+ Ringed Plover/Dunlin
1 Whimbrel
3 Turnstone
Black-headed Gull
300+ Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
2 Skylark
2 Pied Wagtail
Carrion Crow

Three Cormorants pop up to the surface behind the Mediterranean Gulls.

A Little Egret fishing along the waters edge

Ringed Plovers on the sandflats plus.........

.............a few of the 100+ Dunlin here as well.

More Mediterranean Gulls with Dunlin in the background. A 1st winter Herring Gull is sat in amongst them

And adult Mediterranean Gull in flight, is still to lose its Summer black head.

Two Skylarks feeding in front of the Chesil Visitors Centre.


General Shots and Videos

Hundreds of Mediterranean Gulls on the sandflats. The Mediterranean Gull calling is courtesy of xeno-canto here.


Ted:
Ted enjoying a good run out.