First Skua

Very strong overnight "westerly" winds eased slightly and quickly moved to WNW then NW. Showers.

Pretty much just Pete's stuff today. He started early - 0625-0715

Early morning dropping tide seawatch at Heysham saw the wind go NW as opposed to WNW about five hours before forecast.  

Best a dark morph Arctic Skua new for year last seen sat on sea

4 Gannet,

7 Common Scoter

1 Razorbill/Guillemot 

1 Red-Throated Diver

An afternoon check located:

Purple Sandpiper with a large group of Turnstone at the base of the sloping heliport sea wall near the Cafe. Unfortunately the Turnstone and the sandpiper quickly moved off, there is a lot of disturbance here. 

Pale-bellied Brent goose 28 on Red Nab

Wigeon pair

The only bits I (MD) can add to the above is

Shelduck 9

Rock Pipit 4

Meadow Pipit 3 grounded together behind the foreshore bund

Linnet 2 near lighthouse 

Grey Seal No.2 outflow, but it was busy fishing and only revealed itself briefly a couple of times.

Middleton Nature Reserve 

Just the two main ponds checked

Mute 2 breeding pairs

Moorhen 2

Coot 7

Mallard 6

Gadwall 8

Little grebe 2 at least on main pond 

Cetti's Warbler - "no swimming pond" male singing