Heysham Obs
Birds
11 Med Gulls on and around Red Nab but again terrible problems with heathaze and this is likely to be an underestimate - esp 2CYs. 2P96 was amongst them
Ringing at Middleton was limited to a trickle of Sedge Warbler and Whitethroat and a few other odds and ends in increasingly warm conditions. A few Swifts were active but uncertain as to whether on the migratory move or blogging
Moths
An actinic at Middleton contained a rather early Bulrush Wainscot and the office trap held two Bordered Beauty. Further north on Heysham Head (SD46A), Russell Edmondson kindly allowed a 125 MV to be set and this produced over 60 species with the most notable being 6 Barred Rivulet. Thanks to Russell and family. The north wall actinic held Common Footman - new for SD36!! plus a variety of previously recorded species, dominated as usual by White-line Dart
