Some of the same

Heysham Obs


Scaup - 2CY Middleton model boat pond
Little Gull - 2CY outfalls pm
Kittiwake - 2CYharbour
Twite - 32
Med Gull - 2 adults
Guillemot - two in harbour - one larger and darker than the other
Cormorant - 44

Ocean Edge Ringed Plover.

Heysham Harbour Guillemot and Kittiwake

Black Redstart reappears

Heysham Obs


Morning observations included:


Black Redstart - female type Red Nab area. chased by Robin
Med Gull - 3CY outfalls, 3 adults north wall area
Little Gull - 2CY outfalls
Kittiwake - 3 adults in harbour
Guillemot - 3 in harbour - one showing chars of nominate form - larger and blacker
Twite - c15, mainly ringed
Linnet - c10
Goldfinch - c8
Ringed Plover - 28 heliport


Photos Janet Packham

Guillemot photo.Janet Packham.

A day for the sea defences

A high tide (10.5m) and high winds meant the waves were crashing over the sea wall in places, especially along the 'promenade' below the power station. 

Outfalls
Little Gull 3 x 2CY
Mediterranean Gull 1 x 3CY

Ocean Edge
Ringed Plover 25
Little Egret 1
Pink-footed Goose 1

North Harbour Wall
Mediterranean Gull 2 adults
No Twite (no food) but 3 Linnets later on.

Heliport
Ringed Plover 37

Middleton NR
Scaup 1
Jack Snipe 1
Mute Swan  4 adults, 7 juvs
Teal 21
Tufted Duck 20
Mallard 4
Pochard 6
Gadwall 9
Meadow Pipit 1
Pheasant 1


Mammals
Nature Park
Common Shrew

Harbour
Grey Seal

Before the deluge

A quick trawl round while it was dry revealed the following:

Outfalls
Little Gull 1 x 2cY

Harbour
Guillemot 2
Kittiwake 1 adult

North Harbour Wall
65 finches - a mixture of Twite, Linnet and Goldfinch.  Got halfway through counting Twite when the flock flew off so a minimum of 34 Twite

Ocean Edge
Snipe 21

Middleton NR - Model Boat Pond
Scaup 1 x 2CY
Pochard 4 male and 1 female

Then it poured down for the rest of the day.

Observers - PeteMarsh, Malcolm Downham

Meds and Twite

Heysham Obs

North Harbour Wall
All three adult Med Gulls showing well on the railings early afternoon.
50+ Finches around feeding area including
Twite 25+
Linnet 15+
Goldfinch 10+

Middleton model boat pond
Scaup 2CY male
Tufted Duck x 5
Pochard male

JM

Wigeon at the old jetty near the outfalls

Siskin surprise

Heysham obs
A flock of c30 Siskin were alongside the wetland area on Heysham nr before flying towards ocean edge.

Middleton Nr
Scaup - 2cy
Pochard - 4
Gadwall - 4
Teal - c30
Grey wagtail
Skylark again - hope it is a local bird

North wall
A mixed catch of linnet and twite were mainly unringed birds with the twite catch including two machrihanish- ringed birds, one from autumn 2013

North wall linnet invasion

Heysham obs

North harbour wall
Linnet - flock of 25 plus at least 3 others
Twite - flock of 26

Model boat pond
Scaup - 2cy

Same again

Heysham Obs
Middleton NR
Scaup - 2CY male
Gadwall - 10
Tufted Duck - 11
Pochard - 3
Teal - 30
Mallard - 4
Reed Bunting - 1
Little Egret - 1
Oystercatcher - 7


North wall
Twite - 29-31 including metal ringed bird not ours and machrihanish green/white bird
Linnet - 15
Goldfinch - 3
Chaffinch - male (ringed)


Harbour
Kittiwake - 5 (4 adults)
Guillemot - 1


Outfalls
Little Gull - at least adult and 1 x 2CY

 Middleton flooded due to a faulty pump

Kittiwake in the harbour

Young little gulls hit the outfalls

Heysham obs
Outfalls
Little gull - ad and 6 x 2cy

North wall am
Twite - c30
Linnet - 13
Goldfinch - 10

Sporadic Saturday

Initial records only, from a walk down north harbour wall at lunchtime. Mainly to see if any black redstart in this area. Answer – None seen

No finches on feeding station, just 4 feral pigeon and a pied wagtail.

However, flock of 28 linnet/twite huddled (from wind and rain) in stunted tree at corner of compound. All facing away. No rings noted.


Flock c2,000 Knot in

Gulls:

Herring, LB Backed, Common, (1) Kittiwake but no Mediterranean.

2 little gull on seaward side of outflows.

(MD)

Additionally

0900hrs - Middleton Model Boat Pond

 

Drake Scaup still present

1 No Little Egret

6 Pochard including 4 Drakes

Song Trush singing!

 

1100hrs - No.1 Outfall

 

Adult and 2 x 1st Winter Little Gulls

4 No. RB Mergansers including 2 Drakes

 

1200hrs - Harbour

3 Adult and 1 2CY Kittiwake

 

1300hrs - North Harbour Wall

Adult Med

5 No. Twite sheltering from torrential rain!

 

After a bright start the weather deteriorated, had a look for the Black Redstarts but never saw either unsurprisingly.

 

Thanks to Malcolm and Ian for todays records.