Sunday 28 February 2016

Detailed coverage of Heysham NR wetland

Heysham Obs

Heysham NR, mainly wetland area
No Cetti's in residence

Water Rail - 2
Mallard -prospecting pair
Bullfinch - 2 pairs and extra female
Goldcrest - 1
Coal Tit - 1

Just a handful of new birds on the feeder - one Chaffinch, one Goldfinch and two Greenfinch

Cetti's in song


Middleton Nature Reserve
6 adult + 2 2CY mute
5 coot
7 moorhen
1 male gadwall
2 male pochard
5 mallard
7 tufted
14 teal
1 little grebe (fence pond - heard only)
Minimum 2 water rail (western scrape - heard only)

Cetti's warbler no sign mid morning but singing quite regularly at 11:40. In scrub on road side of Fence pond

Red Nab
Wigeon - 136

Office HNR
Pink-footed Goose - 85 N
A few finches on the move with 8 new Greenfinch and 5 new Goldfinch ringed