A very light variable north breeze early on freshened and settled to NW. sunshine for most of the day.
Middleton Nature Reserve
Ringing report from Alan:
John and I set nets at Middleton this morning. Conditions were fair although the sky cleared much earlier than forecast leaving the centre net on the east side in full sun almost from the start.
Wren 2
Robin 2
Reed Warbler 1
Lesser Whitethroat 6 ( one an adult)
Whitethroat 1 + 1 retrap (adult)
Garden Warbler 2
Blackcap 3
Willow Warbler 1
Blue Tit 1
Jay 1
Janet had a quick look
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| Swallow bathing on the wing |
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| Common Toad |
I did a quick check of the two main ponds (MD)
Mute Swan 2 adult 8 cygnets
Coot 3 adult and 3 young
Moorhen 2 adult and 1 young
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| Immature Moorhen |
Mallard 6 female/immature
Gadwall 1 female/immature
Tufted duck 2 - male on the "no swimming" pond and the odd looking female on the main pond. This clip provides 360° views of the female. The soft piping calls are the cygnets preening.
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| Grey Heron resting with a Jay flying past just below it |
Report from Pete:
Arctic Skua 1 dark morph miles offshore towards pylon chasing half a dozen feeding Sandwich Terns
Three other Sandwich Tern out
Mediterranean Gulls 7 - 5 on north side and just 2 around outfalls area.
Great Crested Grebe 8 in low tide channel
Shelduck 12 north
Tree Sparrow 1 Heysham Nature Reserve
I just had a short walk to No.2 outflow and back (MD)
Rock Pipit 3 - 1 on Red Nab and 2 feeding on the superstructure of the outflow. This is one of them.
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| Colour ringed Dunlin |
