Heysham Obs
The most interesting thing this morning was behavioural. A cursory glance out to sea from the north wall saw a dark bird battling its way in towards the shore at right angles to the howling southerly. It transpired to be a female Blackbird which flopped down right next to the car. A microcosm of what happens on a very much larger scale at the likes of Spurn during October/November easterly gales and rain approaching from the south (and deceptively nice departure weather for this latest of the regular migrants over Scandinavia). That scenario you can understand, but what was this bird doing over the sea at 0845hrs on the west coast? It flew into the centrica compound where there is cover of sorts
North harbour wall
Blackbird - see above
Twite - 4 in short visit
Goldfinch - 12 as above
Red Nab
Med Gull - large adult and 2CY
