Female Black Redstart reappears or just appears

Heysham Obs


Ocean Edge
Female Black Redstart along Ocean Edge foreshore just south of Red Nab mid afternoon (thanks Malcolm).  Suggest you walk the whole length of the foreshore round to the saltmarsh but please do not access on foot via the main gate - use the usual path through the nature park & park by the anemometer.  Ocean Edge is on annual closure at the moment and all traffic beyond the reception area is site maintenance work.  The main office is open however if you want to buy a caravan


North Harbour Wall
Finches increased during morning up to about 40 early afternoon including
Twite 15+
Goldfinch 12+
Linnet  8+
Chaffinch 1
also Robin and Dunnock
Med Gulls 3 Adults
Rock Pipit - 1


Harbour
Kittiwake 2 Adults & 2CY


No sign of any Guillemot


Heliport area
Ringed Plover 27, Dunlin 31, Knot 790, Turnstone 27, Oystercatcher 3,270, Redshank 310, Curlew 1


Middleton Model Boat Pond
Scaup 2CY Male
Little Egret
Pochard female

Leftovers and residents in calm weather

Heysham Obs
Anyone wondering where Yellow-browed Warblers might be successfully wintering note 11 in Lazerote in the latest and final Birding World and we have just returned from Fuerteventura where we found 9 (and there are apparently others).  Four of these were in the relatively heavily vegetated Pajara and two in nearby Betancuria.  Wintering birds seem very vocal c/p autumn migrants and defending individuals trees against marauding Chiffchaff.  Search time of suitable habitat gave a ratio of about one discovery per two hours as we were obviously doing other more deserty things during the week.


Meanwhile - half a webs count today included..........


Kittiwake - 2 ad, 2 2CY harbour
Wigeon - 77
Little Gull - 2CY
Med Gull - 3 adult


Middleton not checked

Early check

Heysham Obs

Just a quick check of regulars

Middleton Nature Reserve

2 pair mute swan + 7 cygnet

21 tufted

1 scaup
8 mallard

5 gadwall

C90 teal

1 woodcock

+ 3 pheasant!
0 pochard this morning

Ocean Edge

Checked just as tide reached salt marsh

22 Bar Tailed Godwit

21 Shelduck

17 ringed plover

6 snipe

C30 linnet

Red Nab

78 wigeon

4 red breasted merganser
(MD)

Also

Harbour
Kittiwakes 2 Adults & 2x 2CY

North Harbour Wall
A lot of activity with diggers near the feeding station but still
Twite 15+

 

Lunchtime sightings

A wet walk around at high tide.

Ocean Edge salt marsh

2 Jack snipe
1 common snipe
17 ringed plover


Harbour
2 adult 1 2CY Kittiwake
1 guillemot
(MD)

Middleton Photos

Heysham Obs
Repair work on the North Harbour Wall more extensive today and more disruptive
with only 12 Finches seen.
Goldfinch 5
Twite 7
Med Gull Adult
Harbour
Guillemot 2
Kittiwake 2 Adults & 2CY
Middleton 
Scaup 2CY Male
JM

Selection of birds at the Middleton site today.

Lots of Linnet

and I missed the shot of the Jack Snipe.

A ringed Black Headed Gull below

Photos Janet Packham

Wednesday 15th January

Heysham Obs

No reports so far today

Same Again

Heysham Obs

North Harbour Wall
Work has now started on repairing and resurfacing some of the areas damaged by the storm.
Which means that parking will be even more restricted for a period
Twite 15+
Goldfinch 20+
Linnets 5+
Med Gulls 2 Adults

Outfalls
Little Gull 2CY

Harbour
Guillemot 2
Kittiwake 2 Adults & 2x2CY

Middleton
Quick check only
Scaup juv male
Pochard 4 male
Tufted 17

JM

Photo Day

Heysham Obs

Thank to Janet Packham for todays photos.

North Harbour Wall
Med Gulls 3 Adults

Harbour
Guillemots 4
Kittiwakes Ad & 2CY

Outfalls
Little Gulls 2x2CY

Middleton Nature Reserve
4 pochard (all male)
1 Scaup juv male
16 tufted
9 gadwall
89 teal
10 mallard
1 Little Egret
41 common snipe
1 jack snipe
1 woodcock
1 each, peregrine, sparrowhawk, kestrel
3 stock dove
(MD)




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North Harbour Wall

Rock Pipits and Guillemots

Heysham Obs

North Harbour Wall

Twite 17

Goldfinch 20

Linnets 5

Med Gull adult

Harbour

Guillemots 4

Kittiwake 3 (2Ad & 2CY)

Middleton Model Boat Pond

Scaup juv male

Pochard 4 male

Tufted Duck 6

Disturbance due to people feeding bread to the Swans

Red Nab to Wooden Jetty

Little Gull juv

Med Gull ad

Peregrines 2

Rock Pipit 2

   

Red Nab this morning, Rock Pipit

 Photos Janet Packham

 

Rock Pipit at the old wooden jetty

 One of 4 Guillemots in the harbour

JM

Brief Visit

Heysham Obs
Just a very brief visit not including Red Nab or Outfalls

Middleton
Scaup - juv male
Pochard - 3 males
Gadwall - 3
Tufted Duck - 10+

Harbour
Guillemot - 4
Kittiwake - 2 adults & 2CY

North Harbour Wall
Finches 40+
including
Twite  15+ (10ringed)
Med Gull Ad
JM

Also Red Nab / Outfalls
Wigeon  111
Little Gull 2CY