These are nesting at Crawshawbooth, Rossendale (SD8125) and this is the first time this adult male has used this territory which might be rather surprising, given its age. One assumes it has been nesting at least nearby during the interim
Z835266 1stCYM Middleton NR 0800 20/9/15
Breeding male: Crawshawbooth, Rossendale, Lancs SD810255 documented 29/5/19 51.7km SE
It might seem surprising that a bird first recorded on 1CY vis mig on a seeming NW to SE heading over Morecambe Bay should originate or subsequently breed to the east or south-east of Heysham/Middleton. However, the only already-ringed bird was a Roeburndale pullus and subsequent breeding season territories have been in Upper Hindburndale, Marbury Country Park, Cheshire and now this
Todays action on the sea didn't seem up to much to begin with given a lighter wind and more southerly direction than hoped for but it livened up as the wind went fractionally round to the SW and increased
0730 on and off to 1030
Manx Shearwater - c31
Gannet - c15
Razorbill/Guillemot - 11
Arctic Skua - one dark morph in c1015
1240-1255
Manx Shearwater - 1
Gannet - 1
Razorbill - two flocks of four out in quick succession
Guillemot - long staying 2CY in harbour
Rock Pipit - end of the road as regards the nest-site and no sign of any surviving young with adult(s) not behaving territorially
Moths
Shaded Pug the best of a small catch
