Pale- bellied Brent goose - 2 were in corner of Heyshem skeer by 11:15 as tide was still ebbing they hung around feeding in the margins and eventually made their way towards the play ares at 14:30.
Other stuff around the skeer
Great-Crested Grebe 6+
Red-breasted Merganser 3
Eider 8+
Incoming IOM ferry
No Kittiwakes or Mediterranean gulls but,
Common Gulls 29
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.