The sunshine today was often hazy, even so the temperature peaked at 28.5°C. A very light NW breeze
Just south of the recording area - Pete Crooks
174 Sandwich Terns flew north past Plover Scar at high water
Pete notified us, but unfortunately there was no one about in the recording area at that time and wherever they ended up they were missed. Might be an encore tomorrow?
Heysham skear - Malcolm 15:15 - 17:15
It was predominantly hazy, but still very warm!
Little Egret 3
Eider 1 male moulting into breeding plumage
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| It came over to the skear to feed a while |
This clip shows the Eider feeding, probably on small mussels, but also gives a sense of the general sights and sounds here.
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| Ringed at Bowland in 2020. This shot shows just how thin these colour rings are. The thicker section on the left is where the ends of the ring overlap. |
Mediterranean gull 1
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| This is the same Med as seen here before. It has a very indistinct face mask |
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| Cormorant resting on a rock. The sea was flat calm. The ripples you can see in the background are just the result of the speed of this ebbing spring tide |
Oystercatcher c1500 plus there were many more out from Heysham Head
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| Partially leucistic Oystercatcher. One with the same markings as this was here all last winter |
Curlew 80+
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| This Welsh scheme Curlew was ringed in 2016. Its only sightings have been here, including one earlier this summer |
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| This one has just a metal ring |
Redshank c50
Turnstone 30+ both juvenile and adults in this clip
One of the advantages of walking on the skear is that you can see any weather changes approaching. This normally means getting off before a shower arrives. But today clear skies were approaching. I left as quickly as I could, it was hot enough without sunshine!Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet
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| Whatever produced this scat had clearly been eating a lot of fruit and seeds! |
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