Heysham South Harbour Wall – 50-minute sea-watch from the lighthouse (8.45 – 9.35 am)
Gannet – 4 flew into the Bay, then back out about 15 minutes later
Red-throated Diver – 1 on sea off North Harbour Wall
Common Tern – 2 lingering off North Harbour Wall
Great Crested Grebe – 3 offshore
Rock Pipit – 4 between Heysham Harbour and Stage One outfall
Knowlys Road, Heysham
Common Redstart – 1 male on the leeward side of the hawthorn hedge extending down from Knowlys Road to the promenade
Pale-bellied Brent Geese – 11 roosting on the shoreline at low tide (plus a distant Malcolm)
And I was that "distant Malcolm", having a stroll around the skear at low water. These are some of the Brent geese, they were totally ignoring me.
 |
| First winter Pale-bellied Brent goose, Knot and Oystercatcher |
Eider 50+
Red-Breasted Merganser 13 - just one adult male in this group of five.
Great Crested grebe 3
Little Egret 14
Shag 1 adult feeding briefly on the south side (later seen on the wooden jetty at high water)
Waders:
Oystercatcher c1,000
Curlew 2
Redshank 60
Knot c1,000 (managed to read a ringed bird, details awaited).
Turnstone 40
Bar-Tailed godwit 18 (13 and 5 came from south before continuing north after a rest)
Middleton Nature Reserve
Janet had a look this Morning
 |
| Male Pheasant |
 |
| Gadwall pair on the main pond...... |
 |
| ........before flying to the "no swimming" pond |
 |
| Peacock butterfly taking advantage of the morning sun |
Swallow 1 over the main pond late afternoon - Angela
Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall
Glossy Ibis still present mid morning at least
