Heysham Obs
Ocean Edge/Red Nab
Wigeon - 29
Little Egret - 2
Ringed Plover - 4
Peregrine - 2
North Harbour Wall
Brief visit to replenish nyger seed.
Goldfinch - 5
Linnet - 3 (two ringed)
Middleton NR
Model Boat Pond
Mallard - 5, all male
Tufted Duck - 8
Mute Swan - 2, being fed a large quantity of very unhealthy looking sliced white bread.
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.
Tuesday, 22 March 2016
21 March - Common sand slips in
21 March
Ocean Edge
Common Sandpiper on the slipway but sloped off later
Wigeon - still 13 around
Middleton NR
Cetti's Warbler singing
Sparrowhawk 1 N
Water Rail - 2 squealing
Tufted Duck - 5
Mallard - 5
Teal - 4
North Harbour Wall
NB For safety reasons the end of the North Wall (aka the Roundhead) is now blocked off and no access down via the Twite feeding area either.
Linnet - 6 at the feeder
Carrion Crow - pair nest building
Ocean Edge
Common Sandpiper on the slipway but sloped off later
Wigeon - still 13 around
Middleton NR
Cetti's Warbler singing
Sparrowhawk 1 N
Water Rail - 2 squealing
Tufted Duck - 5
Mallard - 5
Teal - 4
North Harbour Wall
NB For safety reasons the end of the North Wall (aka the Roundhead) is now blocked off and no access down via the Twite feeding area either.
Linnet - 6 at the feeder
Carrion Crow - pair nest building
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