A bit of a mixed bag

 The wind started light from NNE but quickly freshened and moved to ENE. High cloud with plenty of sunshine.

Tim had an early morning check from Heysham Head:

2 Little Egret

2 Canada geese high heading NE

I Sparrowhawk high heading E

Lots of linnets buzzing around in small groups

1 Grey Wagtail came up from the rocks 

No Rock Pipits seen

Heysham skear - low water 09:00 (MD)

Red-breasted Merganser 10

Great Crested Grebe 1

Eider only 40 seen but probably more in the outer channel

Little Egret 6

Oystercatcher c1,000 but more on outer skear

Knot c500 (one flock)

Otherwise a general reduction in wader numbers

Curlew 2

Redshank c20

Turnstone c90

Dunlin 1

South shore towards high water

From Pete and Jean

Shag 1 2nd calendar year on wooden jetty 

Black-Tailed Godwit - flock of 7 on Red Nab before flying south.

Kevin took this shot of a male Wheatear with a beetle 

North shore on evening ebbing tide.  (MD)

Sandwich Tern 2 feeding together

Whimbrel 4 (2+1+1)

Swallow 1

Shelduck 1

The Snakeshead Fritillary is in bloom on Heysham Nature Reserve. Janet took these shots.

Snakeshead Fritillary