Heysham Obs
The highlight this morning was the presence of 25 Wheatear on the north harbour wall - an excellent, possibly unprecedented, total for autumn (more like a good day in spring). No other sites checked.
Office area
Grey Wagtail - 7 SE (4 ringed either side of a net closure due to rain)
Meadow Pipit - 1 SE!!
alba Wagtail - 2 SE
Robin - plenty with 4 new ones ringed
Blackcap - gang of three migrants caught
Goldcrest - at least 3
Chiffchaff - only two seen!
Willow Warbler - one ringed
Middleton late morning
House Martin - 11 SE
Swallow - 2 SE
Moths
Silver Y and second brood Burnished Brass &, more unusually, Large Fruit Tree Tortrix
Butterflies
Clouded Yellow Middleton NR this pm - thanks Malcolm. At least two Red Admiral 'in-off' heading south and at least 10 around the HNR office area
