Migration went up another notch today with a flyover Osprey over Middleton and Torrisholme 1040-1050hrs
Heysham Nature Reserve and environs
Visible migration 0725 - 1000hrs
Meadow Pipit 37 with undoubtedly other non-visible birds in the misty conditions
Pink-footed Goose 47 north 0655 and 70 north at 0815hrs
Jackdaw - 6 north
Carrion crow - 4 north with the above
Lesser redpoll - 2 north
Also moving through
Flock of 6 Goldcrest first thing plus 3 unringed ones flitting about in the same tree in the SE corner of the reserve plus two other singles ringed
Grounded
Female Stonechat at Red Nab
Wheatear - 2 males near Red Nab
Redwing - 2 on the reserve
Song Thrush - 3 on the reserve
Blackbirds - about 10 on the reserve
Middleton Nature Reserve
No swans on the Model Boat Pond. 4 of the young ones were in Heysham Harbour.
Singing Chiffchaff.
5-6 Reed Bunting singing (conspicuous by their absence until today).
The big news was a Little Grebe at last, tittering away on the No Swimming Pond.
Moth
Hebrew character at last ! Small tortoiseshell and peacock Middleton nr
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.