A quick trawl round the mound early morning failed to locate the Black Redstart but it "flew in" about 30 minutes later for another observer! The Dark-bellied Brent appeared around Red Nab on the incoming tide. "Huge" numbers of waders on the mudflats (accurate counts do exist!) were again flushed en masse by the "lady in red" (with a blue rucsac and medium-sized brown and black dogs) doing a long incoming tide tideline walk This behaviour prevented up to 28,000 waders feeding where they wanted to for about 45 minutes. Mr Woodburn would have enjoyed this.
Heysham NR - vis 0715-0745, pre-dusk walk round reserve
Chaffinch - 38 SW, all fairly high, therefore presumed movement, not ex-roost (or both!)
Siskin - heard x 1 early morning
Greenfinch - 2 SW
Goldfinch - 5 SW
'Crest spp - 6 heard, including 4 in the NE corner, no reason to suggest they were not all Goldcrest
Blackbird - as John discovered three mornings ago, they have all gone. No more than 5 seen on late afternoon reserve circuit
Treecreeper - one NE corner
North harbour wall
Black Redstart - 1st W still north wall early-mid morning
Meadow Pipit - increase to 15-17
Rock Pipit - one
Med Gull - adult
Dunnock - one
Twite - 9
Ocean Edge/outfalls area
Twite - 125
Linnet - 20
Rock Pipit - 1
Dark-bellied Brent - adult Red Nab
Thanks Pete
