We walked from the head of Fairhaven Lake to Pleasure Island in St Annes this evening. Here is the view looking back from Pleasure Island. The habitat is dune, shingle marsh & mudflats. Cora loves it!
This Stonechat was very much in evidence on the return leg of the walk. It allowed quite a close approach before fluttering off a few yards.
(Sue has asked me to point out that she saw the Stonechats first and called me over to see them - Ed.)This (Lesser? will check) Whitethroat was skulking in the same plant as the Stonechat but lower down and partially concealed by the foliage. Update: It isn't a lesser Whitethroat. It has a clear white eye ring, which is one way of distinguishing between the two. If its legs were visible they would be paler rather than dark, and the primaries have darkish brown edges.
Here is the Stonechat again with I believe his mate. In the distance Southport is a hazy blur.
2 comments:
I can't remember ever having seen a stonechat - really beautiful!
They are there all the time at the moment - must go soon.
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