Heysham skear - low water 11:25 (Malcolm)
At 3.25m today's low water just about exposed the beginning of the middle skear.
Little Egret just 2, their normal feeding areas not exposed
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| Little Egret |
No Eider
Great Crested Grebe 2
Red-breasted Merganser 6
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| Red-breasted Merganser coming in to land |
Oystercatcher 1500 (it's easier getting a more accurate estimate when you can see most of the birds at the same time)
Curlew 50+
Knot 600
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| Knot landing |
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| Two had orange flags - details awaited |
Redshank 100+
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| Redshank |
Turnstone 30+
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| Turnstone |
Ringed Plover 18
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| The Ringed Plover were close to shore, with a few Turnstone |
There were three attacks by Peregrine Falcon.
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| Peregrine Falcon |
Red Nab - high water 17:20 (Malcolm)
These tides (7.5m) only just reach Red Nab
Pink-Footed goose 57 south along the shipping lane
Shelduck 8
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