Late Whoopers

Heysham North Harbour Wall
0700-0800


Beautiful weather, sunny, blue sky, excellent visibility - but hardly any birds to see!  The main sighting was a raft of 35 Whooper Swans floating into the Bay.
8 Sandwich Terns were also seen plus
11 Red-breasted Mergansers
3 Great-crested Grebe (a displaying pair and one other)
78 Eider visible


Vis - almost non-existent:
Lesser Redpoll 3
Linnet 1


Grounded
1 Meadow Pipit


Feeding station
Only 9 Twite today (including an unringed bird).  


Ringing
male Blackcap and Chaffinch


Elsewhere
Golden Eagle seen in the Langden Valley.  Osprey over Leighton Moss early morning.