Carse Bay & Carsethorn

          

Falling tide c1515 until 1800

Carse Bay 

2 peregrine hunting as pair & caught maybe curlew? 

Maybe 40+ wigeon 

2+ little egret 

1 blacktailed god

3 wheatear on shingle point - 1 autumn male, 2 fem/juv

Off Carsethorn 

21 at least blacktailed gods 

1 whimbrel 

1 med gull - 1st winter with white colour ring, only noticed from pics! So, missed opportunity to read it whilst preening 🙄

Interesting behaviour I've seen before is the med gull harasses/attacks the bh gulls to try to steal food. Birds gorge themselves at low tide on small flounder & crabs. The bh gulls also take perhaps small fish fry?, which jump out of the water around the birds when close. Maybe a trait of young med gulls to steal food they either aren't programmed to catch, or simply haven't learned how to yet?

Generally, plenty redshank & curlew. A few turnstone & single dunlin.