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<blockquote data-quote="AlanR" data-source="post: 1513831" data-attributes="member: 49974"><p><strong>Walney</strong></p><p></p><p>Day one ended at <strong>Walney Island</strong>. I arrived at 4:30 to discover that the reserve opened from 10:00 to 5:00! So just a brief visit in the evening and a wait the next day.</p><p>I used the early morning to look at the western coast of the island. The open moor/ dune area was very good for <strong>Skylarks</strong> and <strong>Meadow Pipits</strong> and I also spotted a lone <strong>Stonechat</strong>. Some way off at sea I added <strong>Cormorant </strong>to my list. (No pictures of any of these.)</p><p>At the South Walney reserve I took the long walk, definitely a new experience walking amongst breeding gulls - who don't have the sense to keep away from paths! Under advice, I took a large cane to hold vertically overhead - this deterred the gulls from close contact but did not stop the noise, and it it made photography a bit more difficult.</p><p>Most gulls were <strong>Lesser Black Backed</strong> with some <strong>Herring Gulls</strong>. I had some brief glances of eggs and chicks on the ground but I didn't stop! Round the other side of the walk were <strong>Great Black Backed</strong>. Rather than walking through increasing numbers of viciferous parents I retraced my steps back to the car park.</p><p>In addition the gulls there were many <strong>Oystercatchers </strong>on the beaches, some breeding <strong>Eider Duck</strong> and the odd goose - <strong>Canada Goose</strong>, <strong>Barnacle Goose</strong> and a couple of <strong>Emperor Geese.</strong> (Apparently a known group of about a dozen had escaped from somewhere. The picture is not very good unfortunately.)</p><p>Three hides at the end of the island produced little - apart from the <strong>Swallow</strong> that posed in front of me for some time, unaware of my presence. At the farthest hide I was told I might see Common, Arctic, Sandwich and Little terns - but I saw none. I'm not sure where I was supposed to be looking.</p><p>So, on to the next drive, ending the day at Ayr for a week.</p><p>(Watch this space!)</p><p><strong>Alan</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlanR, post: 1513831, member: 49974"] [b]Walney[/b] Day one ended at [B]Walney Island[/B]. I arrived at 4:30 to discover that the reserve opened from 10:00 to 5:00! So just a brief visit in the evening and a wait the next day. I used the early morning to look at the western coast of the island. The open moor/ dune area was very good for [B]Skylarks[/B] and [B]Meadow Pipits[/B] and I also spotted a lone [B]Stonechat[/B]. Some way off at sea I added [B]Cormorant [/B]to my list. (No pictures of any of these.) At the South Walney reserve I took the long walk, definitely a new experience walking amongst breeding gulls - who don't have the sense to keep away from paths! Under advice, I took a large cane to hold vertically overhead - this deterred the gulls from close contact but did not stop the noise, and it it made photography a bit more difficult. Most gulls were [B]Lesser Black Backed[/B] with some [B]Herring Gulls[/B]. I had some brief glances of eggs and chicks on the ground but I didn't stop! Round the other side of the walk were [B]Great Black Backed[/B]. Rather than walking through increasing numbers of viciferous parents I retraced my steps back to the car park. In addition the gulls there were many [B]Oystercatchers [/B]on the beaches, some breeding [B]Eider Duck[/B] and the odd goose - [B]Canada Goose[/B], [B]Barnacle Goose[/B] and a couple of [B]Emperor Geese.[/B] (Apparently a known group of about a dozen had escaped from somewhere. The picture is not very good unfortunately.) Three hides at the end of the island produced little - apart from the [B]Swallow[/B] that posed in front of me for some time, unaware of my presence. At the farthest hide I was told I might see Common, Arctic, Sandwich and Little terns - but I saw none. I'm not sure where I was supposed to be looking. So, on to the next drive, ending the day at Ayr for a week. (Watch this space!) [B]Alan[/B] [/QUOTE]
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