It was perfect timing, as I parked up at the Chesil Beach Visitors Centre. High tide was around 9:30am and I arrived at 11:30am, just as a few sandflats were beginning to show as the tide began to recede.
Main highlights were 60+ Dark-bellied Brent Geese, close to the visitors centre where was also a pair of Stonechats.
Birds Recorded:
60+ Dark-bellied Brent Geese
And a Rock Pipit. Thank you to Ed Wilson for pointing out that this is not a Meadow Pipit, which I am used to seeing at Ferrybridge.
Birds Recorded:
60+ Dark-bellied Brent Geese
2 Oystercatcher
3 Ringed Plover
30+ Dunlin
5 Turnstone
Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Herring Gull
3 Great Black-backed Gull
Wood Pigeon
2 Skylark
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Rock Pipit
2 Pied Wagtail
2 Stonechat
Magpie
Carrion Crow
1 Raven
Starling
1 Greenfinch
Below are a few photos and videos of the Dark-bellied Brent Geese at Ferrybridge today.
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Oystercatchers...............
...................and another one.
From top to bottom.
Oystercatcher
Turnstone
Ringed Plover
Dunlin
Three Ringed Plovers
Three Dunlin.
Mediterranean Gulls of different ages.
A well camouflaged Skylark in amongst the scrub.
A male Stonechat photographed through the windscreen of the car.
Ted:
I know Ted, I haven't taken your lead off. But there are signs that say all dogs should be on leads at all times.