Saturday 8 May 2010

Distant tern flocks defy identification

Heysham Obs
North harbour wall 0625-0845
"Comic" Tern - all flocks seen well in recent years have been Arctic:  4+30+20+20 in
Arctic Tern - 7 slowly making their way into the bay during a whistle stop visit at 1210hrs
Common Scoter - 7 NE
Swallow - 6
Siskin - 2

Ocean Edge foreshore
Lesser Whitethroat - one on the rocks looking a bit tired!
Wheatear - 2
Dunlin - 250 schinzii/arctica
Ringed Plover - 5 tundrae
Grey Plover - 10