It is never a good sign when seawatching to see Cormorants commuting around in all directions; it's a sure sign that birds are back to their normal workaday routines.However, there was still a few Leach's knocking around and very close in they were too with most birds fluttering over the surf giving cracking views.
No Shearwaters or Skuas either during what was admittedly a much shorter seawatch, with a brace of Gannets and a single Fulmar the only fully payed-up members of the pelagic contingent present in the estuary.
Of most interest however was a trio of small whitish and light grey waders I picked-up flying in a westerly direction past the Dee Light.
To all intents and purposes they looked like Grey Phalaropes - especially when they appeared to drop down on the water. I say appeared as they could easily have disappeared into a trough and then flew out of view…
It’s a pity they weren’t a little closer in – interesting but no Flintshire tick!
Until later.
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