Heysham North Harbour Wall
0700-0800
Beautiful weather, sunny, blue sky, excellent visibility - but hardly any birds to see! The main sighting was a raft of 35 Whooper Swans floating into the Bay.
8 Sandwich Terns were also seen plus
11 Red-breasted Mergansers
3 Great-crested Grebe (a displaying pair and one other)
78 Eider visible
Vis - almost non-existent:
Lesser Redpoll 3
Linnet 1
Grounded
1 Meadow Pipit
Feeding station
Only 9 Twite today (including an unringed bird).
Ringing
male Blackcap and Chaffinch
Elsewhere
Golden Eagle seen in the Langden Valley. Osprey over Leighton Moss early morning.
