The SW wind freshened all day. Some very heavy showers.
First a few shots from Kevin Singleton
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| These Knot actually from last week, they are currently scarce |
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| Oystercatcher and Redshank on the old heliport wall today |
South Shore rising tide late morning (MD)
Rock Pipit 2 bickering along the sea wall
Wigeon 191 in the channel next to No.1 outflow, waiting for the tide to reach Red Nab
Eider 1 female
Shag 1 at least on the wooden jetty
Kittiwake 10 at least - 2 x 1st winter and 3 adult both on No.1 outflow and around the harbour.
For a change I just kept my camera looking at one spot on the outflow all 5 Kittiwake make an appearance.
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| Adult and first winter Kittiwake, both looking sodden on the inner harbour wall |
Pete checked the lunchtime ferry in:
77 kittiwake flew out associated with incoming Ben my Chree also c10 lingering before arrival.
Also
Little gull 1 adult flew out further offshore.
Mediterranean gull 3cy behind ferry.
Brent Geese - c40 went south past the harbour mouth before the ferry ie about 1150, then 63 pale-bellied went south past the north harbour wall at c1220-1230. Therefore possibly over 100 Brent around Red nab!
Kevin Singleton had seen 42 in Half Moon Bay, all pale-bellied, probably the first lot seen by Pete. It was lashing down when I walked past Red Nab on my return, but there was obviously a lot of Brent there, all seen were Pale-bellied.
The strong winds are also having physical consequences
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| Fresh scarring and a scrape of paint on the north roundhead |
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| One of the "two" buoys out from the north wall is missing |
Middleton Nature Reserve
Pochard 1 male
Tufted Duck 2 males
Mallard 2
Gadwall 18
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| This fox was keeping an eye on Janet as she exercised a dog along the old go-cart track on Heysham Head |
