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| Old iron workings, Hodbarrow |
I had a free return to anywhere by Northern Rail ticket (in recompense for being left stranded more than an hour at Edale the other day) so decided I'd have a push out to Millom for a nosy round the RSPB reserve at Hodbarrow. Nice, but not overly hot, weather for a stroll.
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| Oystercatchers, Hodbarrow |
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| Sandwich tern, Hodbarrow |
Amongst the hundreds of nesting black-headed gulls and sandwich terns were a couple of dozen common terns and, eventually, I spotted fourteen little terns hiding in plain sight in the gravel rubble.
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| A dozen nesting little terns hiding in plain sight, Hodbarrow |
Also good to see a lot of eider ducklings and a single, rather unseasonal pink-footed goose.
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| Eiders |
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| Pink-footed goose, Hodbarrow |
A pair of bar-headed geese brought an exotic touch to the whole thing.
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| Bar-headed geese, Hodbarrow |
The spit of land poking out from the water sports area hosted good numbers of nesting lesser black-backed gulls and a couple of pairs of nesting great black-backs.
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