Monday 24 February 2014

Little Grebes return

Heysham Obs
Another mild day and another sign of spring with trilling Little Grebes now on three of the Middleton ponds.  Good coverage of Middleton but rather patchy elsewhere.


Offshore
Eider - 81
Kittiwake - flock of 32 'in'


Inshore
Kittiwake - 19 harbour
Guillemot - 3 harbour
Twite - c60


Middleton NR
Scaup - 2CY male
Tufted Duck - 19
Gadwall - 2
Little Grebe - 3
Teal - 50
Pochard - 4
Coot - 10
Linnet - 17
Stock Dove - 2
Grey Wagtail - one colour ringed bird definitely older than last autumn
Reed Bunting - 1
Little Egret - 2