A quick trawl round while it was dry revealed the following:
Outfalls
Little Gull 1 x 2cY
Harbour
Guillemot 2
Kittiwake 1 adult
North Harbour Wall
65 finches - a mixture of Twite, Linnet and Goldfinch. Got halfway through counting Twite when the flock flew off so a minimum of 34 Twite
Ocean Edge
Snipe 21
Middleton NR - Model Boat Pond
Scaup 1 x 2CY
Pochard 4 male and 1 female
Then it poured down for the rest of the day.
Observers - PeteMarsh, Malcolm Downham
Friday 31 January 2014
Thursday 30 January 2014
Meds and Twite
Heysham Obs
North Harbour Wall
All three adult Med Gulls showing well on the railings early afternoon.
50+ Finches around feeding area including
Twite 25+
Linnet 15+
Goldfinch 10+
Middleton model boat pond
Scaup 2CY male
Tufted Duck x 5
Pochard male
JM
Wigeon at the old jetty near the outfalls
North Harbour Wall
All three adult Med Gulls showing well on the railings early afternoon.
50+ Finches around feeding area including
Twite 25+
Linnet 15+
Goldfinch 10+
Middleton model boat pond
Scaup 2CY male
Tufted Duck x 5
Pochard male
JM
Wigeon at the old jetty near the outfalls
Wednesday 29 January 2014
Siskin surprise
Heysham obs
A flock of c30 Siskin were alongside the wetland area on Heysham nr before flying towards ocean edge.
Middleton Nr
Scaup - 2cy
Pochard - 4
Gadwall - 4
Teal - c30
Grey wagtail
Skylark again - hope it is a local bird
North wall
A mixed catch of linnet and twite were mainly unringed birds with the twite catch including two machrihanish- ringed birds, one from autumn 2013
A flock of c30 Siskin were alongside the wetland area on Heysham nr before flying towards ocean edge.
Middleton Nr
Scaup - 2cy
Pochard - 4
Gadwall - 4
Teal - c30
Grey wagtail
Skylark again - hope it is a local bird
North wall
A mixed catch of linnet and twite were mainly unringed birds with the twite catch including two machrihanish- ringed birds, one from autumn 2013
Tuesday 28 January 2014
North wall linnet invasion
Heysham obs
North harbour wall
Linnet - flock of 25 plus at least 3 others
Twite - flock of 26
Model boat pond
Scaup - 2cy
North harbour wall
Linnet - flock of 25 plus at least 3 others
Twite - flock of 26
Model boat pond
Scaup - 2cy
Monday 27 January 2014
Same again
Heysham Obs
Middleton NR
Scaup - 2CY male
Gadwall - 10
Tufted Duck - 11
Pochard - 3
Teal - 30
Mallard - 4
Reed Bunting - 1
Little Egret - 1
Oystercatcher - 7
North wall
Twite - 29-31 including metal ringed bird not ours and machrihanish green/white bird
Linnet - 15
Goldfinch - 3
Chaffinch - male (ringed)
Harbour
Kittiwake - 5 (4 adults)
Guillemot - 1
Outfalls
Little Gull - at least adult and 1 x 2CY
Middleton flooded due to a faulty pump
Kittiwake in the harbour
Middleton NR
Scaup - 2CY male
Gadwall - 10
Tufted Duck - 11
Pochard - 3
Teal - 30
Mallard - 4
Reed Bunting - 1
Little Egret - 1
Oystercatcher - 7
North wall
Twite - 29-31 including metal ringed bird not ours and machrihanish green/white bird
Linnet - 15
Goldfinch - 3
Chaffinch - male (ringed)
Harbour
Kittiwake - 5 (4 adults)
Guillemot - 1
Outfalls
Little Gull - at least adult and 1 x 2CY
Middleton flooded due to a faulty pump
Kittiwake in the harbour
Sunday 26 January 2014
Young little gulls hit the outfalls
Heysham obs
Outfalls
Little gull - ad and 6 x 2cy
North wall am
Twite - c30
Linnet - 13
Goldfinch - 10
Outfalls
Little gull - ad and 6 x 2cy
North wall am
Twite - c30
Linnet - 13
Goldfinch - 10
Saturday 25 January 2014
Sporadic Saturday
Initial records only, from a walk down north harbour wall at lunchtime. Mainly
to see if any black redstart in this area. Answer – None seen
No finches on feeding station, just 4 feral pigeon and a pied
wagtail.
However, flock of 28 linnet/twite huddled (from wind and rain) in stunted tree at
corner of compound. All facing away. No rings noted.
Flock c2,000 Knot in
Flock c2,000 Knot in
Gulls:
Herring, LB Backed, Common, (1) Kittiwake but no Mediterranean .
2 little gull on seaward side of outflows.
(MD)
Additionally
(MD)
Additionally
0900hrs - Middleton Model Boat Pond
Drake Scaup still
present
1 No Little Egret
6 Pochard
including 4 Drakes
Song Trush
singing!
1100hrs - No.1 Outfall
Adult and 2 x 1st Winter Little Gulls
4 No. RB Mergansers including 2 Drakes
1200hrs - Harbour
3 Adult and 1 2CY Kittiwake
1300hrs - North Harbour Wall
Adult Med
5 No. Twite
sheltering from torrential rain!
After a bright start the weather deteriorated, had a look for the Black
Redstarts but never saw either
unsurprisingly.
Thanks to Malcolm and Ian for todays records.
Friday 24 January 2014
Nice selection
Heysham Obs
Ocean Edge foreshore/Red Nab
Black Redstart - female type seen at least 1200-1230 but not earlier
Meadow Pipit - 1
Outfalls
Little Gull - ad & 2 x 2CY
Wigeon - 141
North harbour wall
Twite - 27, including green/white Machrihanish bird
Linnet - 13
Med Gull - 2 adults
Harbour
Kittiwake - adult
Middleton model boat pond & others
Scaup - 2CY male
Pochard - 2 males and female
Tufted Duck - 17
Little Egret - 1
Mallard - 14
Teal - 66
Redwing - 36
Meadow Pipit - 5
Goldfinch - 30
Linnet - 28 & another c28 Ocean Edge saltmarsh
Ocean Edge foreshore/Red Nab
Black Redstart - female type seen at least 1200-1230 but not earlier
Meadow Pipit - 1
Outfalls
Little Gull - ad & 2 x 2CY
Wigeon - 141
North harbour wall
Twite - 27, including green/white Machrihanish bird
Linnet - 13
Med Gull - 2 adults
Harbour
Kittiwake - adult
Middleton model boat pond & others
Scaup - 2CY male
Pochard - 2 males and female
Tufted Duck - 17
Little Egret - 1
Mallard - 14
Teal - 66
Redwing - 36
Meadow Pipit - 5
Goldfinch - 30
Linnet - 28 & another c28 Ocean Edge saltmarsh
Thursday 23 January 2014
Interesting Greenfinch recoveries
Heysham Obs
Two Greenfinch caught during a late autumn passage in early November were ringed at Eskmeals, Ravenglass, Cumbria about a month previously (all other long-distance from the north have been from the north-east of here) and even more surprisingly, the other was ringed at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset as a 2CY female in January 2013. Bearing in mind it was almost certainly on north to south passage when caught at Heysham as an adult female, where has it come from and is it intending to winter so far south again? A Whitethroat ringed late August at Middleton was re-caught at Portishead, Somerset about a month later............and therefore rather slow to leave for Africa
Routine sightings today, mainly Middleton: Scaup 2CY male, 18 Tufted Duck, 54 Teal, 7 Gadwall, female Pochard. 11 Mallard, 3 Little Egret, 48 Linnet, one Reed Bunting and best of all, a Skylark
Dark Chestnut in moth trap
Two Greenfinch caught during a late autumn passage in early November were ringed at Eskmeals, Ravenglass, Cumbria about a month previously (all other long-distance from the north have been from the north-east of here) and even more surprisingly, the other was ringed at Abbotsbury Swannery in Dorset as a 2CY female in January 2013. Bearing in mind it was almost certainly on north to south passage when caught at Heysham as an adult female, where has it come from and is it intending to winter so far south again? A Whitethroat ringed late August at Middleton was re-caught at Portishead, Somerset about a month later............and therefore rather slow to leave for Africa
Routine sightings today, mainly Middleton: Scaup 2CY male, 18 Tufted Duck, 54 Teal, 7 Gadwall, female Pochard. 11 Mallard, 3 Little Egret, 48 Linnet, one Reed Bunting and best of all, a Skylark
Dark Chestnut in moth trap
Wednesday 22 January 2014
Pigeon Pie?
Heysham Obs
Fem type black red seen lunchtime red nab area
North Harbour Wall
Two brief visits both during heavy showers produced on first visit only
Goldfinch 2
Linnet 3
Med Gull 1 adult
Second visit saw the feeding area filled with enough Pigeons to make a very big pie with, but no Finches seen.
Harbour
Kittiwakes 4 - 3Adults & 2CY
Middleton Model Boat Pond
Scaup 2CY Male
Little Egret
Tufted Duck 6
Pochard 2Male & 1Fem
JM
Fem type black red seen lunchtime red nab area
North Harbour Wall
Two brief visits both during heavy showers produced on first visit only
Goldfinch 2
Linnet 3
Med Gull 1 adult
Second visit saw the feeding area filled with enough Pigeons to make a very big pie with, but no Finches seen.
Harbour
Kittiwakes 4 - 3Adults & 2CY
Middleton Model Boat Pond
Scaup 2CY Male
Little Egret
Tufted Duck 6
Pochard 2Male & 1Fem
JM
Tuesday 21 January 2014
Brief glimpses
Heysham obs
The f/imm black redstart showed v briefly at red nab before flying into power station grounds mid pm.
23 ringed plover Oe beach
15 twite, 6 linnet and 3 goldfinch plus male chaffinch nhw
The f/imm black redstart showed v briefly at red nab before flying into power station grounds mid pm.
23 ringed plover Oe beach
15 twite, 6 linnet and 3 goldfinch plus male chaffinch nhw
Monday 20 January 2014
Female Black Redstart reappears or just appears
Heysham Obs
Ocean Edge
Female Black Redstart along Ocean Edge foreshore just south of Red Nab mid afternoon (thanks Malcolm). Suggest you walk the whole length of the foreshore round to the saltmarsh but please do not access on foot via the main gate - use the usual path through the nature park & park by the anemometer. Ocean Edge is on annual closure at the moment and all traffic beyond the reception area is site maintenance work. The main office is open however if you want to buy a caravan
North Harbour Wall
Finches increased during morning up to about 40 early afternoon including
Twite 15+
Goldfinch 12+
Linnet 8+
Chaffinch 1
also Robin and Dunnock
Med Gulls 3 Adults
Rock Pipit - 1
Harbour
Kittiwake 2 Adults & 2CY
No sign of any Guillemot
Heliport area
Ringed Plover 27, Dunlin 31, Knot 790, Turnstone 27, Oystercatcher 3,270, Redshank 310, Curlew 1
Middleton Model Boat Pond
Scaup 2CY Male
Little Egret
Pochard female
Ocean Edge
Female Black Redstart along Ocean Edge foreshore just south of Red Nab mid afternoon (thanks Malcolm). Suggest you walk the whole length of the foreshore round to the saltmarsh but please do not access on foot via the main gate - use the usual path through the nature park & park by the anemometer. Ocean Edge is on annual closure at the moment and all traffic beyond the reception area is site maintenance work. The main office is open however if you want to buy a caravan
North Harbour Wall
Finches increased during morning up to about 40 early afternoon including
Twite 15+
Goldfinch 12+
Linnet 8+
Chaffinch 1
also Robin and Dunnock
Med Gulls 3 Adults
Rock Pipit - 1
Harbour
Kittiwake 2 Adults & 2CY
No sign of any Guillemot
Heliport area
Ringed Plover 27, Dunlin 31, Knot 790, Turnstone 27, Oystercatcher 3,270, Redshank 310, Curlew 1
Middleton Model Boat Pond
Scaup 2CY Male
Little Egret
Pochard female
Sunday 19 January 2014
Leftovers and residents in calm weather
Heysham Obs
Anyone wondering where Yellow-browed Warblers might be successfully wintering note 11 in Lazerote in the latest and final Birding World and we have just returned from Fuerteventura where we found 9 (and there are apparently others). Four of these were in the relatively heavily vegetated Pajara and two in nearby Betancuria. Wintering birds seem very vocal c/p autumn migrants and defending individuals trees against marauding Chiffchaff. Search time of suitable habitat gave a ratio of about one discovery per two hours as we were obviously doing other more deserty things during the week.
Meanwhile - half a webs count today included..........
Kittiwake - 2 ad, 2 2CY harbour
Wigeon - 77
Little Gull - 2CY
Med Gull - 3 adult
Middleton not checked
Anyone wondering where Yellow-browed Warblers might be successfully wintering note 11 in Lazerote in the latest and final Birding World and we have just returned from Fuerteventura where we found 9 (and there are apparently others). Four of these were in the relatively heavily vegetated Pajara and two in nearby Betancuria. Wintering birds seem very vocal c/p autumn migrants and defending individuals trees against marauding Chiffchaff. Search time of suitable habitat gave a ratio of about one discovery per two hours as we were obviously doing other more deserty things during the week.
Meanwhile - half a webs count today included..........
Kittiwake - 2 ad, 2 2CY harbour
Wigeon - 77
Little Gull - 2CY
Med Gull - 3 adult
Middleton not checked
Saturday 18 January 2014
Early check
Heysham Obs
Just a quick check of regulars
Just a quick check of regulars
Middleton Nature Reserve
2 pair mute swan +
7 cygnet
21 tufted
1 scaup
8 mallard
8 mallard
5 gadwall
C90 teal
1 woodcock
+ 3 pheasant!
0 pochard this morning
0 pochard this morning
Ocean Edge
Checked just as tide
reached salt marsh
22 Bar Tailed Godwit
21 Shelduck
17 ringed plover
6 snipe
C30 linnet
Red Nab
78 wigeon
Friday 17 January 2014
Lunchtime sightings
A wet walk around
at high tide.
Ocean
Edge salt marsh
2
Jack snipe1 common snipe
17 ringed plover
Harbour
2 adult 1 2CY Kittiwake
1 guillemot
(MD)
Thursday 16 January 2014
Middleton Photos
Heysham Obs
Repair work on the North Harbour Wall more extensive today and more disruptive
with only 12 Finches seen.
Goldfinch 5
Twite 7
Med Gull Adult
Harbour
Guillemot 2
Kittiwake 2 Adults & 2CY
Middleton
Scaup 2CY Male
JM
Repair work on the North Harbour Wall more extensive today and more disruptive
with only 12 Finches seen.
Goldfinch 5
Twite 7
Med Gull Adult
Harbour
Guillemot 2
Kittiwake 2 Adults & 2CY
Middleton
Scaup 2CY Male
JM
Selection of birds at the Middleton site today.
Lots of Linnet
and I missed the shot of the Jack Snipe.
A ringed Black Headed Gull below
Photos Janet Packham
Wednesday 15 January 2014
Tuesday 14 January 2014
Same Again
Heysham Obs
North Harbour Wall
Work has now started on repairing and resurfacing some of the areas damaged by the storm.
Which means that parking will be even more restricted for a period
Twite 15+
Goldfinch 20+
Linnets 5+
Med Gulls 2 Adults
Outfalls
Little Gull 2CY
Harbour
Guillemot 2
Kittiwake 2 Adults & 2x2CY
Middleton
Quick check only
Scaup juv male
Pochard 4 male
Tufted 17
JM
North Harbour Wall
Work has now started on repairing and resurfacing some of the areas damaged by the storm.
Which means that parking will be even more restricted for a period
Twite 15+
Goldfinch 20+
Linnets 5+
Med Gulls 2 Adults
Outfalls
Little Gull 2CY
Harbour
Guillemot 2
Kittiwake 2 Adults & 2x2CY
Middleton
Quick check only
Scaup juv male
Pochard 4 male
Tufted 17
JM
Monday 13 January 2014
Photo Day
Heysham Obs
Thank to Janet Packham for todays photos.
North Harbour Wall
Med Gulls 3 Adults
Harbour
Guillemots 4
Kittiwakes Ad & 2CY
Outfalls
Little Gulls 2x2CY
Middleton Nature Reserve
4 pochard (all male)
1 Scaup juv male
16 tufted
9 gadwall
89 teal
10 mallard
1 Little Egret
41 common snipe
1 jack snipe
1 woodcock
1 each, peregrine, sparrowhawk, kestrel
3 stock dove
(MD)
Middleton Model Boat Pond
North Harbour Wall
Sunday 12 January 2014
Rock Pipits and Guillemots
Heysham Obs
North Harbour Wall
Twite 17
Goldfinch 20
Linnets 5
Med Gull adult
Harbour
Guillemots 4
Kittiwake 3 (2Ad & 2CY)
Middleton Model Boat Pond
Scaup juv male
Pochard 4 male
Tufted Duck 6
Disturbance due to people feeding bread to the Swans
Red Nab to Wooden Jetty
Little Gull juv
Med Gull ad
Peregrines 2
Rock Pipit 2
Red Nab this morning, Rock Pipit
Photos Janet Packham
Rock Pipit at the old wooden jetty
One of 4 Guillemots in the harbour
JM
Saturday 11 January 2014
Brief Visit
Heysham Obs
Just a very brief visit not including Red Nab or Outfalls
Middleton
Scaup - juv male
Pochard - 3 males
Gadwall - 3
Tufted Duck - 10+
Harbour
Guillemot - 4
Kittiwake - 2 adults & 2CY
North Harbour Wall
Finches 40+
including
Twite 15+ (10ringed)
Med Gull Ad
JM
Also Red Nab / Outfalls
Wigeon 111
Little Gull 2CY
Just a very brief visit not including Red Nab or Outfalls
Middleton
Scaup - juv male
Pochard - 3 males
Gadwall - 3
Tufted Duck - 10+
Harbour
Guillemot - 4
Kittiwake - 2 adults & 2CY
North Harbour Wall
Finches 40+
including
Twite 15+ (10ringed)
Med Gull Ad
JM
Also Red Nab / Outfalls
Wigeon 111
Little Gull 2CY
Friday 10 January 2014
Good coverage and a mystery
Heysham Obs
Keep an eye on the sea, something interesting of the small grebe ilk could have been seen today in flight and landing on the sea, but very distant and couldn't be found after it dived
Middleton
Woodpigeon - unexpected movement with 106 + 19 S
Pink-footed Goose - 32 N, 65 S
Tufted Duck - 17
Scaup - juv male
Pochard - 3 males
Teal - 50+
Gadwall - 3
Mallard - 8
Little Egret - 1 (& one Ocean Edge)
Outfalls
Little Gull - Ad & 2 2CY
Kittiwake - ad & 2CY
Harbour
Guillemot - 3
Kittiwake - ad & 2CY
Keep an eye on the sea, something interesting of the small grebe ilk could have been seen today in flight and landing on the sea, but very distant and couldn't be found after it dived
Middleton
Woodpigeon - unexpected movement with 106 + 19 S
Pink-footed Goose - 32 N, 65 S
Tufted Duck - 17
Scaup - juv male
Pochard - 3 males
Teal - 50+
Gadwall - 3
Mallard - 8
Little Egret - 1 (& one Ocean Edge)
Outfalls
Little Gull - Ad & 2 2CY
Kittiwake - ad & 2CY
Harbour
Guillemot - 3
Kittiwake - ad & 2CY
Thursday 9 January 2014
Ducks hit the heights
Heysham obs
Good numbers of ducks on Middleton but sadly disturbed and scattered by late pm dog walkers notably the mutts accompanying someone with an overworked and ineffectiveI whistle
Middleton
Pochard- 3 males
Tufted duck - 14
Scaup - juv male
Teal - 60 plus being scattered
Mute swan- one young had gone
Outfalls
Little gull - 2 2cy
Good numbers of ducks on Middleton but sadly disturbed and scattered by late pm dog walkers notably the mutts accompanying someone with an overworked and ineffectiveI whistle
Middleton
Pochard- 3 males
Tufted duck - 14
Scaup - juv male
Teal - 60 plus being scattered
Mute swan- one young had gone
Outfalls
Little gull - 2 2cy
Wednesday 8 January 2014
Full house of the same
Heysham obs
North wall pm
Twite - 31
Linnet - 5
Goldfinch - 20 plus
Outfalls
Little gull - 3 2cy am. Two later
Kittiwake - ad
Iom ferry
Kittiwake - 11 following
Harbour
Guillemot - 5 above and 5 in underground res at same time
Kittiwake ad
Middleton
Tufted d - 12
Scaup - juv m
Pochard - 2 m
Linnet - c50
Pheasant - 1
Red nab
None adult male black redstart reported
Red nab
None adult male black redstart reported
Tuesday 7 January 2014
Quick whizz round
Heysham Obs
Didn't have time to do the north harbour wall otherwise:
South harbour area
Guillemot - 3, later 7
Kittiwake - ad & 2CY in harbour, later (after ferry) 7 adults outfalls
Offshore low tide
Eider - 13
Med Gull - ad
Pink-footed Goose - 23 south
Outfalls
Little Gull - 2 x 2CY early morning, later (after ferry) adult and 5 2CY
Med Gull - adult
Middleton model boat pond
Scaup - 2CY male
Tufted Duck - 12
Pochard - 2 males
Little Egret - 2
Mute Swan - in the process of kicking the young out with one especially targeted, including by the rest of the young, adopting raised wing, lowered head aggression posture
Moth
Winter Moth
Didn't have time to do the north harbour wall otherwise:
South harbour area
Guillemot - 3, later 7
Kittiwake - ad & 2CY in harbour, later (after ferry) 7 adults outfalls
Offshore low tide
Eider - 13
Med Gull - ad
Pink-footed Goose - 23 south
Outfalls
Little Gull - 2 x 2CY early morning, later (after ferry) adult and 5 2CY
Med Gull - adult
Middleton model boat pond
Scaup - 2CY male
Tufted Duck - 12
Pochard - 2 males
Little Egret - 2
Mute Swan - in the process of kicking the young out with one especially targeted, including by the rest of the young, adopting raised wing, lowered head aggression posture
Moth
Winter Moth
Monday 6 January 2014
Need some ferries!
Heysham obs
Had a good moan about watercraft yesterday but the bigger versions are very effective at bringing extra birds in during 'not quite right' wind directions where nothing much comes in of its own accord
Just realised all the 1 cy need to be 2 cy after 1/1!
Coastal stuff
Little gull - two 2cy, one adult outfalls
Kittiwake - 3 ad, one 2cy
Guillemot - 5 in harbour
Middleton
Scaup - 2cy male
Tufted duck - 12
Pochard -2 males
Little egret - 2
Had a good moan about watercraft yesterday but the bigger versions are very effective at bringing extra birds in during 'not quite right' wind directions where nothing much comes in of its own accord
Just realised all the 1 cy need to be 2 cy after 1/1!
Coastal stuff
Little gull - two 2cy, one adult outfalls
Kittiwake - 3 ad, one 2cy
Guillemot - 5 in harbour
Middleton
Scaup - 2cy male
Tufted duck - 12
Pochard -2 males
Little egret - 2
Sunday 5 January 2014
'Me me me' and xxx everyone/everything else
Heysham Obs
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=6f00e71027f95045&page=play&resid=6F00E71027F95045!474&parid=6F00E71027F95045!109&type=5&authkey=!AGSnf5mGH_nub6E&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos
Don't know whether anyone can make head or tail of the above link, but this reveals more details on this bunch of xxxxs who saw fit to prevent up to 11,000 waders roosting today. It can be viewed on the above link under the heading 'Human Pollution"
According to Lancaster City Council, the windsurfers/kitesurfers do have a designated area and its called the Battery Car park. Unfortunately they appear to have both a designated area and any other area where they can be 'allowed' to perform by the owner of any access to the foreshore. As has been said before, informative notices have or are supposed to have been put in place in this area which include foreshore best practice. The trouble is that, unlike the excellent efforts at nearby Ocean Edge, the situation at Potts Corner is seemingly all "lip service" with no attempt by the owner of the access to do anything about serious disturbance (also including pony and trap, horses indulging in synchronised swimming etc.). Have you any intention of doing anything? - if so now might be a good time to support the efforts at Ocean Edge and Shorefields instead of just talking the talk, yet letting all sorts of inappropriate people use the access
Birds today
Guillemot - at least 4 in harbour area
Kittiwake - 3 ad, 1 1CY harbour
Scaup - 1CY male model boat pond
Pochard - 2 male model boat pond
Little Gull - 2 1CY and ad Heysham 2 outfall
https://skydrive.live.com/redir.aspx?cid=6f00e71027f95045&page=play&resid=6F00E71027F95045!474&parid=6F00E71027F95045!109&type=5&authkey=!AGSnf5mGH_nub6E&Bsrc=Photomail&Bpub=SDX.Photos
Don't know whether anyone can make head or tail of the above link, but this reveals more details on this bunch of xxxxs who saw fit to prevent up to 11,000 waders roosting today. It can be viewed on the above link under the heading 'Human Pollution"
According to Lancaster City Council, the windsurfers/kitesurfers do have a designated area and its called the Battery Car park. Unfortunately they appear to have both a designated area and any other area where they can be 'allowed' to perform by the owner of any access to the foreshore. As has been said before, informative notices have or are supposed to have been put in place in this area which include foreshore best practice. The trouble is that, unlike the excellent efforts at nearby Ocean Edge, the situation at Potts Corner is seemingly all "lip service" with no attempt by the owner of the access to do anything about serious disturbance (also including pony and trap, horses indulging in synchronised swimming etc.). Have you any intention of doing anything? - if so now might be a good time to support the efforts at Ocean Edge and Shorefields instead of just talking the talk, yet letting all sorts of inappropriate people use the access
Birds today
Guillemot - at least 4 in harbour area
Kittiwake - 3 ad, 1 1CY harbour
Scaup - 1CY male model boat pond
Thanks to Pete Cook
Pochard - 2 male model boat pond
Little Gull - 2 1CY and ad Heysham 2 outfall
Saturday 4 January 2014
Black redstart sneaks out of power station
Heysham obs
Black redstart - male on red nab rocks for short time around lunchtime
Little gull - up to 3 1cy and ad first thing, just two later
Med gull - 2
Guillemot - 4
Eider - 2
Kittiwake - ad
Twite - 18 with just 3 ringed
Linnet - 5
Goldfinch - 26
Red breasted merganser - 8
Middleton
Scaup - 1cy male
Tufted duck- 12
Teal - 87
Pochard - male
Gadwall - 3
Thanks Graham and Malcolm
Black redstart - male on red nab rocks for short time around lunchtime
Little gull - up to 3 1cy and ad first thing, just two later
Med gull - 2
Guillemot - 4
Eider - 2
Kittiwake - ad
Twite - 18 with just 3 ringed
Linnet - 5
Goldfinch - 26
Red breasted merganser - 8
Middleton
Scaup - 1cy male
Tufted duck- 12
Teal - 87
Pochard - male
Gadwall - 3
Thanks Graham and Malcolm
Friday 3 January 2014
Same decent selection
Heysham Obs
Coastal coverage on and off plus Middleton NR
Red-throated Diver - one out
Little Gull - 11 outfalls (5 adults), one 'out'
Kittiwake - 5 harbour/outfalls, 18 'out' in dribs and drabs
Guillemot - 8 in harbour, none seen offshore
Scaup - 1CY male model boat pond pm but no diving duck on there in am
Gadwall - 7 Middleton
Little Egret - 2 Middleton
Tufted Duck - 9 Middleton
Ringed Plover - 9 heliport
Med Gull - ad heliport, at least one ad Fishers roof
Coastal coverage on and off plus Middleton NR
Red-throated Diver - one out
Little Gull - 11 outfalls (5 adults), one 'out'
Kittiwake - 5 harbour/outfalls, 18 'out' in dribs and drabs
Guillemot - 8 in harbour, none seen offshore
Scaup - 1CY male model boat pond pm but no diving duck on there in am
Gadwall - 7 Middleton
Little Egret - 2 Middleton
Tufted Duck - 9 Middleton
Ringed Plover - 9 heliport
Med Gull - ad heliport, at least one ad Fishers roof
Thursday 2 January 2014
Brief visit mainly spent seawatching
Heysham Obs
Sea from Ocean Edge 1030-1100
Kittiwake - flock of 14-15 'out'
Red-throated Diver - 3 out
Great-crested Grebe - 8 out
Eider - pair out very distantly
Little Gull - adult out
Outfalls
Kittiwake - adult
Little Gull - 3 1CY
Middleton model boat pond
Scaup - 1CY male
Tufted Duck - 9
Moths
Amazingly a different Dark Chestnut (yesterdays had damaged forewing) and a Parsnip Moth (38 in Millhouses trap, mainly Mottled Umber)
Sea from Ocean Edge 1030-1100
Kittiwake - flock of 14-15 'out'
Red-throated Diver - 3 out
Great-crested Grebe - 8 out
Eider - pair out very distantly
Little Gull - adult out
Outfalls
Kittiwake - adult
Little Gull - 3 1CY
Middleton model boat pond
Scaup - 1CY male
Tufted Duck - 9
Moths
Amazingly a different Dark Chestnut (yesterdays had damaged forewing) and a Parsnip Moth (38 in Millhouses trap, mainly Mottled Umber)
Wednesday 1 January 2014
Year tick for 2013!!
Heysham Obs
Happy new year! A nice little pre-rain window today
The star of the show was a Heysham year tick for last year - a Dark Chestnut in the moth trap - todays moths are always logged as the night before!
SD35 & 36 10 km square survey
Kittiwake - ad harbour, ad & 1CY outfalls
Guillemot - at least 8 in harbour
Twite - 10
Linnet - 13
Red-throated Diver - one 'out'
Med Gull - 2 ads fishers roof and area
Song Thrush - 1 mound
Little Gull - up to 9 stage 2 outfall
Red-breasted Merganser - 3
Others
Snipe - at least 4 Ocean Edge foreshore
Ringed Plover - 11 Ocean Edge grass
Model boat pond
Scaup - 1cy drake
Little egret - 2
Pochard - drake
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