The outfalls are in a bit of a rut at the moment - plenty of gulls but no obvious change in personnel.
Offshore was a bit disappointing in the absence of squalls. Early on saw 7 gannet and 4 Manx shearwater with o my one of the gannet 'close'. Brief checks during high tide period saw an empty sea but 5 Manx shearwater headed towards heysham later in the afternoon (seen from
Cockersands)
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.