Heysham Obs
Thanks to Malcolm and John respectively for todays efforts
Middleton/coastal south of harbour
Had a long walk today, nothing exciting. Main ponds on MNR are all frozen,
except for SE corner of boating pond.
MNR
9 mute (2 adult)
11 moorhen
13 mallard
2 tufted
61 teal (on Tim Butler ice)
1 reed bunting
1 bull finch
Cold snap seems to have concentrated shore birds, all shelduck (102) and lapwing
(69) were roosting on mud in front of OE salt marsh. 113 wigeon either side of
No 1 outflow.
Also on OE, 1 grey plover and c30 linnet.
2 little egret on Red Nab.
Hundreds of BHGs on outflows. No sign of shag in harbour.
North wall
Med Gull - adult
Twite - up to 6 on feeder lunchtime with 5 retraps, 3 from 29/1/14, including a pair ringed together and caught next to each other today, and two older birds
Linnet - perhaps surprisingly at this stage of the year, 5/7 caught were unringed
Goldfinch - just four unringed birds caught and many retraps
