Shorelarks in north east?

[whaleomeloette]

what does a female shorelark look like? are they brown?
do they makes make holes/go in holes in the muddy cliff walls?
are they quite rare?
hop along gravely beach


when i was fossling in a location just outside of whitby i saw these things that looked shorelarky to me

[Jonners]

Shorelarks breed "on alpine moors and dry stony ground, often on crown of lowest fells" (Collins Bird Guide). They are usually seen in the UK in wintertime which was when I took this photo
Have you considered Wheatear for your bird?

[Jason Claxton]

Hi Whaleo'

Were they Sand Martins maybe.

Cheers Jason.

[whaleomeloette]

Originally Posted by Jonners

Shorelarks breed "on alpine moors and dry stony ground, often on crown of lowest fells" (Collins Bird Guide). They are usually seen in the UK in wintertime which was when I took this photo
Have you considered Wheatear for your bird?

think it was winter when i saw them , they were hopping along the stony shore then going back into the mud cliffs, ill look up Wheatear now
could well be one of those if it lives in cliffs and the females are brown

[whaleomeloette]

Originally Posted by Jason Claxton

Hi Whaleo'

Were they Sand Martins maybe.

Cheers Jason.

they looked more wheatear-y to me, defo wasnt a sand martin, thanks though!

[Jason Claxton]

Hi Whaleomeleotte

There are no Wheatears or Sand Martins here in the winter,they are summer visitors

Cheers Jason

[whaleomeloette]

Originally Posted by Jason Claxton

Hi Whaleomeleotte

There are no Wheatears or Sand Martins here in the winter,they are summer visitors

Cheers Jason

i might of got the times wrong, im up in whitby alot and my memory is *awful*
do wheatears nest or go in cliffs?