The hot sun continues. Light east wind all day.
Morning report from Pete:
Heysham high neap tide
2cy shag wooden jetty
42 Sanderling and 4 Dunlin on sandy ‘spit’ off south end Ocean Edge
2 guillemot
2 Common scoter
6 Canada geese
in 30 minute seawatch
I had a walk along the south sea wall just after lunch (MD)
Curlew 25
Whimbrel 2
A flock of small waders flew in and settled along the waterline of the beach between the wooden jetty and No.1 outflow. Turned out to be
Dunlin 1
Sanderling 132
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| Mainly Sanderling coming in to land |
They quickly spread along the waterline feeding, but think I managed to squeeze in 130 of them into this clip.
This is a more relaxed clip of some of them.
Heysham Skear - low water 16:15 (MD)
So, 174 Sanderling seen on the south side (presuming no overlap between mine and Pete's sightings). I was expecting a bonanza on the skear. Typically, it wasn't to be. Just....
Sanderling 11 (2, 8 and 1)
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| Slightly better views than of the south side birds though - 5 of the group of 8 |
Curlew 19
Turnstone 1
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| Summer plumage Turnstone |
Redshank 1 (first seen for a few weeks)
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| Summer plumage Redshank |
Kevin Eaves sent this shot from the sea wall yesterday
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| The bug goes by the wonderful name of Denticulate Leatherbug. It's at the northern end of its range in Heysham and will undoubtedly be a new addition to the, mainly sea covered, tetrad that includes the harbour mouth. |
This moth was from his overnight trap.
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| This moth is a Scorched Wing. Although not particularly rare, it is one of my favourite moths due to the exquisite wing markings which provide great camouflage. |
Kevin Singleton took this clip at his daughter's house on Tranmere Crescent this morning
Very bold behaviour in daylight!
