Still a few seabirds around

A relatively light south wind freshened during the day. Mainly overcast and dry with a few glimpses of the sun.

Report from Pete:

15 minutes seawatch awaiting the noon ferry:

Kittiwake 1 adult out

Razorbill 1 out

Greylag Geese 2 out

Behind Ben my Chree 12:05

Kittiwake 1 adult

Mediterranean gull  one 2cy with more black than usual on primary tips and not the 2cy which was on ocean edge grass briefly yesterday

I escorted a field trip organised by Deborah Woods (The Bay – Community & Engagement Officer (Morecambe)) (MD)

We started at Heysham Nature Reserve, along the dog walk path to Red Nab, then to the lighthouse and back again 09:30 - 11:30. This is the list of sightings:

Dunnock 

Robin

Wren

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Long-Tailed Tit

Cetti's warbler 1 calling near the pond along the dog walk path

Greenfinch 

Goldfinch 

Blackbird 

Sparrowhawk 

Wood Pigeon 

Magpie 

Carrion Crow 

Little Egret 

Rock Pipit 1 along the sea wall

Kingfisher 1 on Red Nab

Wigeon

Oystercatcher 

Curlew 

Redshank 

Kittiwake 5 adult on the outflows

Black-Headed gull

Common gull

Herring gull

Lesser Black-Backed gull

Great Black-Backed gull

Shag 1 x 2nd calendar year at its favoured roost on the wooden jetty

Cormorant 

Everyone seemed to enjoy the walk. This is the link to the webpage where Deborah posts upcoming events       https://www.thebay.org.uk/

Unfortunately, answering the many interesting questions left little time for photography, but I couldn't resist a couple of snaps of the Kittiwakes.

Adult Kittiwake 

A quick check in the afternoon fading light by Steve Brown saw at least two adult Kittiwake still on the outflows.