A filthy morning here so an opportunity to catch up and share some recent sightings of interest.
We were delighted to see colour ringed Cormorant ‘MZ’ behind the lighthouse yesterday, this bird is one of the chicks we ringed this March. The survival rate and dispersal of individual Cormorants from our small marine Cormorant colony is of particular interest given the transition this species has made in recent decades to breed inland at man made lakes and reservoirs, very likely due to the introduction of vast numbers of dedicated fishing lakes where food for these birds is plentiful and easily accessible.