Too windy from a horrible direction for any Ringing so the plan was to check the low tide channels off Heysham Head. It wasn’t easy with a lot of orange sky silhouettes and a significant “heat”haze.
Eider - absolute minimum of 710 and probably at least another hundred. No chance of discerning anything in the main mass in the second channel
Common Scoter - two females close inshore
Great crested Grebe - at least one
Med gull - presumed Czech adult North wall
Chaffinch - 10 south, the only perceived vis
Green Woodpecker present by hnr office last Thursday
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.
Saturday, 27 October 2018
Friday - not quite nothing
Northwesterlies continue. Hopefully turning more northerly tomorrow.
Jackdaw 36 south
Common buzzard 1 south
Still a few dragonflies in afternoon sun on Middleton:
Common darter 4 (all males)
Migrant hawker 1
Wildfowl status similar to previous, but Shoveler not showing today.
Jackdaw 36 south
Common buzzard 1 south
Still a few dragonflies in afternoon sun on Middleton:
Common darter 4 (all males)
Migrant hawker 1
Wildfowl status similar to previous, but Shoveler not showing today.
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