Belated Little Gull, but little else!

First, these splendid shots of a second calendar year Little Gull. Taken by Martin Loftus at Heysham on 26 May on the outflows but only briefly c14:00

Thanks Martin

Today - After early morning showers the rain somehow managed to hold off. Some sunny spells, interspersed with some very dark spells! A fresh NW wind.

Male Pheasant on Middleton Nature Reserve 

Heysham skear - low water 13:45 (Malcolm)

Eider 119 - this is the largest of three main rafts.

Red-breasted Merganser 4

Great Crested Grebe 2

Little Egret 5

Oystercatcher 500

Dunlin 2

Knot 1

Turnstone 1

Turnstone

Swallow 1 battling against the NW wind to cross the bay.