Tuesday 7 July 2015

Oystercatchers young predated again?

I was pretty busy over the weekend, but did drop in for a brief visit and today I checked Sandford one more time to confirm to myself that the Oystercatchers have been predated again.

It was very quiet on Sandford this morning, suggesting that a Mink attack may have occurred again, very few BH Gulls too.

At LFGP, it was also quiet, but no obvious signs of trouble here, the terns seemed okay on the raft and the new nesters on the shingle island. 3 Oystercatcher flew over towards DP, one turning back and landing on the shingle island, which then gave frequent mournful calls, again suggesting a sad end to the fourth year in a row of failed breeding.

Passage wise, little to be said so far, but we stand a pretty good chance of Black-tailed Godwit and Greenshank any day and have had both this early in July before.

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