Heysham Obs
Office grounded stuff & vis 0630-0830
Didmnt arrive until 0630hrs and that was too late in clear slightly misty weather - what migrants there were were in the last stages of passing through
Grasshopper Warbler - singing male by classroom for about 30 secs 0630hrs
Willow warbler - at least 4 migrants 'first thing'
Redstart - female on fence for about 12 seconds 0645!
Tree Pipit - 2 over
Linnet - 11 over
Meadow Pipit - one over
Swallow - 6 over
North wall 0620-0810
IT'S BACK - the bigger of the two yellow buoys mysteriously disappeared recently but seems to have risen from the deep again! Other than that mega sighting:
Sandwich tern - 23
Common Sandpiper - 1
Red-breasted Merganser - 7
Great-crested Grebe - 16
Pink-footed Goose - flock of 150 NW
Whimbrel - 10
Turnstone - 180
Gannet - 2
Red-throated Diver - 7
Arctic tern - 25+14
Lesser Redpoll - 2
Swallow - 7
Skylark - very late singleton
Linnet - 1
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