Three Yellow-Brows HNR! Plus more?

The forecast rain just managed to hold off, with just a few very light showers, particularly in the afternoon. A light SE wind

Heysham Nature Reserve

Shaun Coyle, later joined by Pete Crooks and Alan Physick did a thorough check this morning resulting in a very impressive.....

Yellow-Browed Warbler 3 - one along the tank farm fence line and two at the dipping pond.

Chiffchaff 6

Goldcrest 2

Feeding flock of Long-Tailed Tits.

Heysham Head (Shaun)

Chiffchaff 5

Blackcap 1

Middleton Nature Reserve 

Shaun checked this afternoon while there were some light showers

Swallow 2

Chiffchaff 3

So 14 Chiffchaff for the day and with the 3 Cetti's (below) 4 species of warblers totalling 21 birds - not bad for October!

I just did a quick check this morning (Malcolm).

Mute Swan 3 - the male on the main pond the female and cygnet on the "no swimming" pond.

No Tufted Duck 

Mallard 9

Gadwall 1 male 

Male Gadwall

Teal 1 female flew off

Water Rail 2 squealing

Grey Wagtail 2 together south

Cetti's warbler 3 singing

Chiffchaff 1 singing (possibly one of Shaun's)

A mixed Tit flock, mainly Long-Tailed, but also Great and Blue Tits.

A Brown Rat, choosing to swim rather than scurry around the banking

A walk from Nature Park to saltmarsh saw/heard nothing of note in the Nature Park, and little else along the foreshore.

Wigeon 10 

Shelduck 53

Wheatear 1

Rock Pipit 1

Footnote: a report by an as yet unknown source on Rare Bird Alert - 3 Yellow-Browed warbler on Middleton Nature Reserve late afternoon.