Heysham Obs
To add to yesterday, a Cormorant was seen to eat a Rockling by the waterfall. Today an imm Cormorant attacked a 1CY Great Black-backed Gull in its 'space' and the gull backed-off!
Harbour
Guillemot 1
Wooden jetty
Shag - 1 imm - the presumed 2CY, then disappeared
Red nab (thanks jenny)
Kingfisher - 1
North wall
Med Gull - Czech-ringed adult
Feeding site
Goldfinch - 18
Fishers roof
Runt Black-headed Gull - gave me a bit of a shock as couldn't see bill and nape on initial views - barely 2/3 size of adjoining birds at same angle
Middleton NR
Cetti's Warbler - one central marsh but very elusive even in perfect conditions
Water Rail - at least five
Tufted Duck - 7
Mallard - 7 model boat pond
Grey wagtail - colour ringed bird seen late afternoon on bottle dump ponds (orange over white with 2014 ring on left leg)
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.
Sunday, 13 December 2015
Waterproof birding
SATURDAY - thanks Malcolm - the rest of us were wimps
Nothing unpredictable, but not uninteresting. No sign of Cetti's.
MIddleton Nature reserve
adults + 2 juv mute swan
31 teal
7 tufted
3 mallard
Ocean Edge high tide
1 jack snipe
4 common snipe
9 linnet
1 reed bunting
1 meadow pipit
3 mallard
Red Nab
1 Kingfisher
Harbour
1 Guilemot
Nothing unpredictable, but not uninteresting. No sign of Cetti's.
MIddleton Nature reserve
adults + 2 juv mute swan
31 teal
7 tufted
3 mallard
Ocean Edge high tide
1 jack snipe
4 common snipe
9 linnet
1 reed bunting
1 meadow pipit
3 mallard
Red Nab
1 Kingfisher
Harbour
1 Guilemot
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