Went early to try and beat the rain, but it started as soon as we got there.
Birds seen/ heard: 150+ Lapwing including 100+ that flew off north towards Eyes Lane, 18 Oystercatcher, 8 Shelduck, 4 (m) Goosander on the River Douglas, 4 Mallard, Teal heard, 8 Canada Geese over, 1 Kestrel, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Moorhen, 1 Reed Bunting, 4 Meadow Pipit, Wren, Blue Tit, 2 Redshank and 1 (f) Ruff.
Ruff takes my Chorley Nats Area species list to 86.
Croston Moss 08:00 to 09:00
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Re: Croston Moss 08:00 to 09:00
Maybe the same ruff I saw last week Len. I thought it was a female purely because it looked on the small side (compared to a nearby redshank), is that how you identified it?
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Re: Croston Moss 08:00 to 09:00
It was about 10yds from the Redshank, but close to and distinctly smaller than two adjacent Lapwing it had pale coloured legs and a plain breast. You could just about make out the scalloped feathers on its back. See below (poor quality photo).