Hampered by a nasty flurry!

Unlike much of the country, Heysham got away with just light snow flurries. Even so the east wind was bitterly cold and became very strong in the afternoon.

Pete checked the Heliport wall, just 980 Knot roosting at high water.

Shag at leat 1 immature on the wooden jetty

South Shore (MD)

This clip shows an immature Shag on the wooden jetty (just left of centre), in the middle of the "worst" of today's snow. It wasn't easy to be sure, as its head was down for most of the time, but this clip begins with its head up.

The Black-Headed Gulls are quickly mounting to summer plumage.
The bird on the right is the regular overwintering Polish ringed bird.
Ringed as a nestling in 2017 it has been seen here every winter since 2017/18

Shelduck 57

Wigeon 140 - this clip, shows the Wigeon making their way to the inshore Red Nab rocks as the incoming water reaches them, allowing easy feeding on the gutweed.

Rock Pipit at least 3 - none seen/heard near the lighthouse, two on saltmarsh, the Red Nab bird was heard display calling, but from somewhere behind in the more sheltered Power Station grounds. This bird feeding along the sea wall may have been the Red Nab male, you can see Red Nab behind.

And that's about it! I was thinking of going out again in the afternoon, but the cold and now strong east wind wasn't enticing, and the tides and weather didn't suggest anywhere to see anything different. It looks even worse for tomorrow, we might have to do a bit of barrel bottom scraping! But, you never know.......