A crisp Good Friday on the reserve drew in plenty of well wrapped up visitors and a fair few birds too. The best, and briefest, bird of the day was a Meditteranean Gull that appeared on Paddy's Pool but only lingered for ten minutes or so before heading south.
No sooner had this been lost from sight a pair of Avocets landed on the island in front of the hide and started to delicately move cockles shells around with their fine upturned bills. Had they found a good nesting spot? We certainly hope so and keep our fingers crossed that our pied emblem take up residence this summer.
It was a nice contrast between winter and summer species on Back Saltholme with 16 Pink-footed Geese representing the former and a pair of Little Ringed Plover the latter. 2 pairs of these scarce waders bred on the reserve in 2009 and we hope for similar success this year.
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