YBW - day 4

Moderate west winds, mainly dry after a wet start

Heysham Nature Reserve 

Yellow-Browed Warbler calling from the dipping pond area - thanks to Pete Last

Red Nab area

Mediterranean gull 3 (1 adult, 1 x 1cy, 1 x 2cy)

Heysham skeer - low water 09:30

Knot c 2000

Pink-Footed Goose 73 south 09:45

Great Crested Grebe 1

Eider 4

Red-Breasted Merganser 7 (one group)

Oystercatchers watching the Merganser passing

Middleton Nature Reserve - mid afternoon 

Mute 3 adult 4 cygnet 

Coot 5

Moorhen 8

Little Grebe - none seen on the main ponds, but 1 partial summer plumage on Tim Butler pond.

Mallard 2

Gadwall 9

Teal 5

Teal in front of a Gadwall

The only warblers heard were the "no swimming" and fence ponds Cetti's warblers singing.

Insects:

The only butterflies seen were Speckled Wood.

Dragonflies - Common Darter c15. Migrant Hawker 5