Tuesday 11 February 2014

Routine day

Heysham Obs
A bit windier today, so the Little Gulls were back, but the IOM ferry was a disappointment.  Otherwise as you were apart from the first moth of the month in the trap - no good off southerly/south-easterly winds


Guillemot - two visible in harbour
Little Gull - max of 5 x 2CY, 2 x ad outfalls (in am)
Med Gull - adult
Kittiwake - 11 (3 x 2CY) harbour, 3 adult behind ferry
Scaup - 2CY male Middleton model boat pond
Pochard - 4 males and female as above
Tufted Duck - 13 as above
Little Egret - one as above
Twite - at least 33 with at least 8 unringed, possibly many more north wall
Linnet - 15 north wall
Goldfinch - 6 north wall  


Moth
Dotted Border