Heysham Obs
North harbour wall
Sandwich Tern - 32
Little gull - 4 plus 2 distant adults
Meadow Pipit - 2
Swallow - 2
Middleton NR
Grasshopper Warbler - 2 singing male, 3 later
Snipe - 1
Swallow - 16 NE
Sand Martin - 3 NE
House Martin - 1 NE
Willow warbler - 4ish migrants
Heysham NR
Trickle of Willow Warbler (7) and Chiffchaff (2) ringed along with two Blackcap
Moths
Powdered Quaker and Shoulder Stripe (2) 'highlighting'
The observatory was set up in 1980. It involves ringing,'vis mig' counts (including seabirds) and general monitoring in the Heysham Nature reserve/power stations/harbour area. The statutory moth trap is in place and also a daily log for butterflies, dragonflies etc. We share an office, kindly provided by EDF Energy, with the County Wildlife Trust. This is located next to the Nature Reserve car park. Do call in. Please leave sightings in the letterbox, ESPECIALLY 'fly-by' seabirds.