Our second trip to Brownsea within a week was rewarded with fine weather. I was surprised to find a female Long-tailed Duck (right) on the lagoon - not unusual in the harbour in winter, but very unusual on the lagoon. No Med Gulls today, compared to 30+ the previous weekend, but a Yellow-legged Gull present, along with a couple of Spotted Redshanks, moulting rapidly to summer plumage, Greenshank and a few Black-tailed Godwit.
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Back to Brownsea
Our second trip to Brownsea within a week was rewarded with fine weather. I was surprised to find a female Long-tailed Duck (right) on the lagoon - not unusual in the harbour in winter, but very unusual on the lagoon. No Med Gulls today, compared to 30+ the previous weekend, but a Yellow-legged Gull present, along with a couple of Spotted Redshanks, moulting rapidly to summer plumage, Greenshank and a few Black-tailed Godwit.
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