Early morning coverage
Sea/coast
Arctic tern - 8 in
Sandwich tern - 17
Common scoter - 5
Shag - 2cy jetty
Redpoll - 2 n
Guillemot - one harbour mouth
Turnstone - 195
Middleton nr
Redstart - female ringed
Grasshopper warbler - probable female ringed
Barn owl - hunting quite late
Garden Warbler - singing male along Moneyclose Lane near gold course gates (IOY)
No sign Chough in evening
Grey seal - 1
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.