Psilos
Bird Journal |
Sunday March
9th 2008 |
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Morecombe
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Today the tide was to be quite
high and the weather forecast was variable. On the drive up we encountered
everything, sun, rain, hail but mercifully there is little wind and
it is not too cold. Waiting for my kids made me late. I would have liked
to have been there an hour before but arrived when the tide was already
well up and the birds had gone to roost. |
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Morecombe is situated on the
northwest coast of Lancashire. Known for its fast rising tides that
come in from an awkward angle it is a dangerous beach. The hills in
the background above belong to the county of Cumbria and the Lake district.
This photo was taken just after the tide had gone out. |
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This is an area that sees alot
of Redshank, Dunlin, Turnstone, Knot and Oystercatcher. They roost up
on the boulders se t up against coastal erosion. Redshank are notoriously
wary birds and are not easy to get close to. With two birds though I
got lucky and managed to creep up quite close to them. |
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Tried for some redshank
flight shots too but they were too far away really. |
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