Tuesday 15 September 2015

Steady routine

Heysham Obs
A light north-westerly airflow this morning, so another single net set for Grey Wagtail before the projected wind increase

Office area
Grey Wagtail - 4 SE
Meadow Pipit - c27 SE
Siskin - 14, then four calls heard - well separated
Carrion Crow - flock of 18 SW
Coal Tit - irruptive flock of 5 high to south - is this the start??
Chiffchaff - 3
Goldcrest - c5
Robin - a few extras

Outfalls/Red Nab and area 1hr pre-HT
Little Gull - ad
Med Gull - most small gulls had left - just one ad and 2 x 2CY
Ringed Plover - 28
Redshank - 210

Ringing (one net)
4 x Grey Wagtail, 3 x Goldcrest, 1 x Robin, 1 x Chaffinch, 1 x Dunnock, 1 x Chiffchaff

Moths
5 Treble Bar, 3 Silver Y