Wind direction - NW
Outfalls area
Little gull - one ad
Med gull - 2 ad,2 2cy
Middleton vis mig 0900-0940ish
Meadow pipit - 56 se
Swallow - 11 se
Carrion crow -3 se
Alba wagtail - 7 se
Grey wagtail - 1 se and one seemingly off-passage bird sewage works
Middleton general
Tufted Duck - 10
Water Rail - at least 2 squealing western marsh reedbed
Cetti's Warbler - one burst of song in response to water rail as yesterday!
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.