Day 2: the walk to Hel

After a wonderful meal in a local restaurant last night I was knackered and fast asleep before 10pm. Consequently, woke early so was out on the walk by 7. Another 12 or so miles to go. A walk around the harbour at Jastarnia gave views of tufted duck, lesser whitethroat, mallard, cormorant and robin before I took a detour through mixed woodland. Birds were everywhere but difficult to pin down, high in the canopy. GSW, MSW and LSW were all seen and black woodpecker was heard drumming. Plenty of redstart, pied flycatchers and willow warblers as well as another lister, crossbills. After 5 hours of walking and birding, I arrived in Hel and enjoyed a beer with some fruit on the harbour wall. In woods just before the town I scored with wood warbler, short toed treecreeper and plenty of regular warblers.
The bus got me back to Jastarnia and I set out to wander the beach and local reed beds. Plenty of birds with a flyover cuckoo and sparrowhawk as well as a pair of marsh harriers. Uncountable numbers of warblers and pied flys. Both stone and whinchat noted and a solitary reed warbler in the reedbed. However, I didn't spend too long at the edge of the reeds as it was clear by the sounds that they were populated by wild boar. Protective creatures of their young at this time of year.
Just returned from another good meal ready for tomorrow when I shall check out more around here and then the Baltic coast at Kuznica, some 6 miles back down the road.
Updated species list.
33. Mallard
34. Cormorant
35. Robin
36. Tufted duck
37. Common crossbill
38. Pied flycatcher
39. Black woodpecker
40 Greater spotted woodpecker
41. Middle spotted woodpecker
42. Lesser spotted woodpecker
43. Wood warbler
44. Short toed treecreeper
45. Raven
46. Goildfinch
47. Greenshank
48. Dunlin
49. Cuckoo
50. Reed bunting
51. Greenfinch
52. Sparrowhawk
53. Reed warbler
54. Stonechat
55. Whinchat.
Photos show the harbour at Jastarnia, the woods, picnic lunch and Hel port + this eveing in Jastarnia.
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