Heysham Obs
Red Nab produced the goods at high tide after being surprisingly poor yesterday. It does seem that the main influx of gulls yesterday was on the dropping afternoon tide and this was reflected and added to at high tide today
Red Nab/Ocean Edge foreshore high tide
Common Gull - 197
Black-headed Gull - 520
Med Gull - 6 ads, 2 3CY (one darvic-ringed, probably green), at least 5 2CY
Little Gull - 3CY
Curlew - 42
Oystercatcher - 320
Butterfly Census
Opening their account were four Meadow Brown and a single Narrow-bordered five spot Burnet, just about to close its account was a very tatty Peacock. No sign of any Burnet Companion or Mother Shipton or any Brimstone
Moths
No major surprises but another couple of Heart and Club. However, a definite Pammene aurana was seen in the NE corner after being reminded by the sheet that a probable was seen on last weeks butterfly census in the same area. It was sat on a hogweed leaf as was last week's insect
Landbirds
Singing Reed and Sedge Warbler in HNR marsh and a nice collection of birds in the office mist net ride in the afternoon including 2 x family parties of Common Whitethroat and a family party of Willow Warbler - so some birds have bred successfully albeit seemingly with low brood sizes
