Massive Meadow Pipit movement but otherwise disappointing

Heysham Obs
Three hours on the north harbour wall and most of the morning on and off around the office

Meadow Pipit - probably about 200 per hour over the reserve 0700-1030, c60 1030-1130 with at least 450 in three hours over the north harbour wall whilst mixing and matching seawatching with vis
alba Wagtail - c15 over reserve and 39 over north wall
Goldfinch - 5 NE
Greenfinch - 1 NE over north wall
Chaffinch - 1 NE over north wall
Lesser Redpoll - 1 NE over north wall and three ringed on the reserve
Black-headed/Common Gulls - small passage north with 48 BH (flock of 23) and 20 CM
Teal - one u-turned!
Pink-footed Goose - 160 north in two flocks
Sandwich Tern  5
Carrion Crow - flocks of 4 & 6 north
Gannet - 6
Red-throated Diver - just 5
Common Scoter - 10
Twite - 71 with 2 unringed out of 35 examined
Chiffchaff - one north wall, one singing by NR office early morning
Goldcrest - 2 reserve & 2 Middleton

Little Egret - one half-moon bay
Med Gull - ringed 3CY outfalls
Grey Wagtail - 1

Moth
The longest mothless spring ever was broken today with the first Common Quaker of the year