Saturday 1 March 2014

Visitor News

Heysham Obs
A rain disrupted ringing session at the hut feeders produced a mixed catch of only 33 birds:
Blue Tit 3 (2 retraps), Bullfinch 2, Chaffinch 2, Dunnock 4 retraps, Goldfinch 6 (inc 1 retrap from NHWall), Greenfinch 10 (1 retrap), Long-tailed Tit 3 (2 retraps), Robin 2 retraps, Great Tit 1.

Thanks to Craig Bell for todays sightings

North Harbour Wall
Twite- 51
Linnet - 22
Greenfinch - 4
Goldfinch - 7
Med Gull - Czech ringed

Harbour
Kittiwakes - 16
Guillemots - 2
Little Gull- 1 (fishers roof)

Outfalls/offshore
Little Gull - 4 (all adults)
Wigeon - 64
R T Diver - 1
R B Merganser - male
Peregrine - 1

Middleton
Scaup - 2CY male