Monday 27 May 2013

Pre-rain bits

Heysham Obs
 
An early morning seawatch to 0715 produced the following
Mute Swan – 3 flying across from Barrow direction towards Middleton sands
Shelduck – 10 out
Gannet – 2 out
Kittiwake – 23 out
Sandwich Tern – 19 out
 
A later seawatch of 30 mins produced
Arctic Skua - lm 'in' at 0810hrs
Common Scoter - 15 out very distantly
 
Two outfalls checks on the incoming tide produced
Arctic Tern - 2 (first low tide visit only)
Common Gull - 189
Black-headed Gull - 25
Kittiwake - 2 2CY
No sign of the Meds
 
Moths
An actinic set just below the old Obs Tower site produced 3 Brown Silver Line and a Shuttle-shaped Dart