NEAR NAZE
2 Rock Pipits
HEYSHAM NR
A Chiffchaff was new in but passed through quickly
An elderly Chaffinch was recaught - 6 years old. Most Chaffinches only live 3 years (according to BTO Birdfacts) although a truly ancient Chaffinch of 13 years 11 months was caught elsewhere in the country in 2011.
MIDDLETON NR
4 singing Cetti’s Warblers. This species in this quantity would have been the headline news a few years ago but now you can hear them on every visit all year round.
Green Woodpecker - 1 called from the golf course.
VIS
Meadow Pipit - 15 flew north.
Our very own Half Moon Bay will feature on TV tomorrow when the new drama The Bay begins on ITV. Don’t miss it!
