Knowlys Road lower section vantage point
The Eider were doing there usual fly back north in the latter stages of the tide and included two plain-winged scoter spp, presumably Common slightly further out than the Eider line.
Velvet Scoter - drake flew in along the Eider line about 1430, having just previously been located floating out
Half Moon Bay fields
Golden Plover - probably two different birds - IOY
Fieldfare 1 - also IOY
Negative on Chough despite being there c30 mins
Heysham NR
Woodcock - 2
Snipe - 2
Redwing - 15+
Ocean Edge area (Malcolm)
Saltmarsh
Full of birds, including:
1 female Stonechat
6 Redwing, 2 Song thrush, 1 Blackbird all grounded.
1 Skylark
1 Dunlin was very confiding, flew in to less than 2m from me to feed (see pic below)
Jack Snipe - c10
Common Snipe - 10
Ocean edge foreshore.
Stonechat - male new in
Red Nab
Song Thrush - 1
Harbour area
The gulls in the harbour, including Iceland, were feeding under the opposite waterfall. Presumably something has changed to allow this one to provide a food source. This is good news for visitors for two reasons:
1. It is much easier to see from inner harbour
2. Remains uncovered on all but the highest high tide
Location shot attached (the Iceland is on this)
