Still sea stuff to see

A dry day with sunny spells. A light west wind

Please note - NO ACCESS TO HEYSHAM NORTH WALL at weekends at least (barriers now down).

Pete:

Bits on the sea 0815-0915: 

Kittiwake - swarm of c20 in then on

Common Scoter - 5,2 out

Red throated diver - 1,1 out

Gannet - 1 out

Sandwich Tern - 8 out

Black headed gull - flock of 45 2cy out (checked v carefully! - there is a possibility of a Bonaparte's, always worth checking)

This report by Dan Haywood from the Stone jetty 08:15 - 12:30

Kittiwake 490, mostly ‘in'

Swallow 30 N

Common Scoter 7 in then ‘out’

Bar-tailed Godwit 52 feeding skear 

Sanderling 31 (one in breeding plumage) out

Common Gull 12 out

Red-breasted Merganser 8 flew in

Whimbrel 6 in

Red-throated Diver 5 in 

Pintail 3 floating in

Great Northern Diver 1 out

Little Gull 1 ad out

Little Tern 1 in

Arctic Skua 1 in

This is just part of Dan's report, to see all of it follow this link to the LDBWS website https://lancasterbirdwatching.org.uk/forums/topic/morecambe-stone-jetty/

Heysham skear - Malcolm 08:45 - 10:00

Pale-bellied Brent goose at least 3. A single bird flew south, then three turned up that were definitely two with a third in only loose association.

Pale-bellied Brent

Eider 35

Red-breasted Merganser 12. These were drifting in on the tide. You can see the speed of the incoming spring tide

Knot now reduced to 500 (a similar number were on the Heliport sloping wall at high water).

Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet

The Cormorant was very close to the bottom car park

Male Chaffinch 

Male Blackcap

Red Nab - Janet

Rock Pipit

Two Wheatears on Red Nab

Imperial Rd - Malcolm 16:00 - 16:30

The Raven's nest is becoming difficult to see with the developing foliage. But it is still visible from some angles and the female is still sitting. No sign of the male.

Buzzard 1

Water Rail at least 1, almost constantly making contact calls. A couple of squeals heard as well.

Swallow 2

Linnet 1

Chiffchaff 2 singing

Cetti's warbler 1 singing another seen briefly 

Sedge Warbler 1 singing 

Common Whitethroat 1 singing. 

This is on the hedgerow that borders the bypass.

So he has to sing louder to be heard