Thursday 24 November 2022

Nothing special, but some nice stuff around

 A blustery south wind.mainly overcast with some showers around lunchtime. 

Report from Steve Brown:
A walk from Heysham Village across the Barrows to check the Head and the Heliport wall roost.
Half moon bay
10 Turnstone, 5 Meadow Pipits, 2 Rock Pipits, and a pied Wagtail.
Rock Pipit with what looks like a small pupa

Pied Wagtail 

The Heliport roost was a mix of mainly Oystercatchers, Redshank and Turnstone, also present were  a small number of Knott, at least 7 Dunlin and 2 Snipe.
Some of the waders on the old Heliport wall

Then the rain came so I decided to return via Barrows Lane, where as a bonus bird I got a Grey Wagtail, by the play area.
Grey Wagtail 

Rock Pipit, on the rocks!


I just managed a short outing this morning MD)
South shore:
Rock Pipit 3, saltmarsh, Red Nab and sea wall
Shelduck 23
Wigeon 200+ on Red Nab. They feed on the gut weed close to the sea wall when there is little disturbance 
Common Gull 4 - 2 on each outflow
Adult Common Gull

2nd winter Common Gull

This young Great Black-Backed gull was reluctant to move
I had to skirt around it!

Shag 1 x 2nd calendar year on the wooden jetty with Cormorants 

Middleton Nature Reserve 
Just a quick look at the two main ponds
Mute Swan pair with only five mature young seen
Moorhen 4
Gadwall 6
Tufted Duck just the one male, not quite in full breeding plumage 
Male Tufted Duck