Heysham Obs
A quick post-tide check saw a 2CY Med Gull bearing a green left leg colour ring and an above-tarsus right leg metal ring still on Red Nab. The Dong compound for the windfarm cable meant I couldnt get as close as I would have liked and..............aaaargh, no 50 x lens in the car, so the critical digits on the colour ring remained unread. This bird has quite a distinctive 'peppered' head with no obvious mask & no flight-feather moult discernable other than greater coverts
An attempt to retrieve the situation with a scope & zoom from another car by the office was rewarded with superb views of the bird as it flew off to the south towards the Fylde where much more competent ring-readers lurk.........
Also one adult Med Gull on Red Nab
"Lots" of Sedge Warblers on Middleton IE
Moths
The third Elephant Hawk-moth of the year was just about it in the interest stakes due to a strong SE wind blowing into the window
