Heysham Obs
North wall/harbour/incoming ferry 1145-1220
Med Gull - Ad behind ferry, 2nd W 'all over the place'!
Twite - 16 on the mound/sandworks area
Kittiwake - 8 adult behind the IOM ferry
Vis mig
c225 Pink-footed Geese NNW at 0900hrs
South of the harbour
Just a Pink-footed Goose grazing on OE saltmarsh of note
No recent definite sightings of the Czech-ringed adult Med Gull
Elsewhere
Two Purple Sandpiper Morecambe Stone Jetty this afternoon by the wooden slipway
The observatory was set up in 1980. It involves ringing,'vis mig' counts (including seabirds) and general monitoring in the Heysham Nature reserve/power stations/harbour area. The statutory moth trap is in place and also a daily log for butterflies, dragonflies etc. We share an office, kindly provided by EDF Energy, with the County Wildlife Trust. This is located next to the Nature Reserve car park. Do call in. Please leave sightings in the letterbox, ESPECIALLY 'fly-by' seabirds.