The wind started as a very slight SE breeze then moved around west ending a quite fresh NW. some light showers throughout the day
Middleton Nature Reserve
This is John's report from yesterday's ringing session.
Nets set by 6.45am. Seven birds caught in the first half hour, but then only three more, before nets taken down at around 9.45am.
Birds caught were
Blackbirds x 2
Goldfinch x 2
Goldcrest x 3 (1 retrap)
Long-tailed Tit x 2 retraps
Chiffchaff x 1
South shore
Both myself, Janet and Tim had a look at different times
Pale-Bellied Brent goose 49 on Red Nab- no sign of any dark-bellied today
Shelduck 27
Eider 2 near harbour mouth
Wigeon c100
Rock Pipits 6 including the ringed male at the lighthouse
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| This is one of Janet's pictures If you open it you can see some of the ring detail |
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| There seems to be three birds around the lighthouse territory, I suspect one is last year's young bird still in association with the female (MD). I do like this shot, you can see the rain drops falling! |
Shag 1 2nd calendar year in the harbour
Nature Park:
Chiffchaff 2 singing
Goldcrest 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 male drumming before flying off
Heysham skear
Just a quick check at low water
Brent geese similar numbers to this morning
Eider 220 around the skear, more in the distance
Great Crested Grebe 6
Red-breasted Merganser 7
