A cold clear start after overnight rain. The wind ENE to NE all morning. Then drifted around to NW by lunchtime. Dry with long sunny spells.
450 pink feet
30 Redwing
5 song Thrush
8 Blackbird
1 grey wagtail
16 linnet
c40 Reed Bunting - this is more than the total autumn passage count in some years
10 Snipe
8 meadow pipit
2 Swallow
24 Skylark
I siskin
2 lesser redpoll
1 chaffinch
5 alba Wagtail
2 Dunnock.
Grounded included 10 Goldcrest and two Blackcap
Ringing:
Goldcrest 9
Blue Tit 8 new, 4 retraps
Reed Bunting 7
Blackcap 2
Wren 1 new 1 retrap
Dunnock 1
Robin 1
Lesser Redpoll 1
Great Tit 1
Bullfinch 1
Pied Wagtail 1
Meadow Pipit 1
Long-tIled Tit1.
Power Station non operational land
Black Redstart 1 female/ juvenile located by Reuben
Unlikely to be seen from public access but possibly visible from the perimeter fence along the dog walk track running from Heysham NR to near Ocean Edge
No reports received so far for the Yellow- Browed Warbler
North shore - mid morning (MD)
Rock Pipits only two were located (there were 6 on Sunday)
Meadow Pipit 4 grounded
Great Crested Grebe 2 ( still partial summer plumage)
Grey Plover - just 1 juvenile, they are not as common on the north shore.
South shore - early afternoon (KE. MD)
Wheatear 1
Rock Pipit none seen or heard
Ringed Plover 24
Dunlin 10
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| The Dunlin were again feeding on tiny molluscs |
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| Shelduck flying into the sun. The upper bird didn't have time to finish lunch! |
