A fresh SE wind. Overcast all day, but it managed to remain dry.
Report from Pete:
Seawatch totals on and off 0610-0910:
Sandwich tern 32 out, 6 blogging
Common tern one out
Common scoter 132 at least out, fewer more distant inbound ignored but possibly some still in bay
Gannet 5 adults in virtually together 0910,
Red-Throated Diver one in sp in
Swallow min 15 in
Sand martin one in
Linnet 3 in
In addition Nick Godden during a more continuous watch from Stone Jetty 0645-0915 had four flocks totalling 36 Arctic tern and a light morph Arctic Skua (plus two extra red throats)
I had a mid morning walk along the south shore (MD)
Canada Goose 5 north
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| Canada Geese - is this the beginning of their moult migration? |
Wheatear 4
Linnet just 2 each on saltmarsh and Red Nab, 5 in off and 2 males between lighthouse and waterfall
Rock Pipit 1 on Red Nab plus 2 near lighthouse
Whimbrel 2 - this one providing a nice view of its striking crown and eye stripes.
This Curlew was nearby, so I took a clip for comparison.
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| Kittiwake looking cosy on "their pipe" |
This Song Thrush was gathering food and taking it back to the nest in the Nature Park
Heysham Barrows
Kevin Singleton took this clip of a Grasshopper Warbler singing near the old go kart track. The clip is to capture the reeling, the bird, as typical, is not visible.
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| This shot shows the location, close to this sign |
