A dry morning with a warm sunny spell. Overcast in the afternoon with light showers.
Myself (Malcolm), Shaun Coyle and Josh Hedley covered roughly the same areas at different times today. The following is Josh's report amended with aggregate counts when there is definitely no overlap.
Middleton NR
Mute Swan- 8 (2 adult each No Swimming and Tim Butler ponds, 4 immature Main)
Gadwall- 1 (Main)
Mallard- 5 (Main)
Goosander- 2 redheads (No swimming)
Little Grebe- 2 (1 each No swimming and Main)
Coot- 4 (2 Main, 2 No swimming)
Moorhen- 5
Cetti's Warbler 6 singing males
Chiffchaff- 16+ (8 birds in song)
Goldcrest 2
Song Thrush- 1
Reed Bunting- 1
Stock Dove- 3
Meadow Pipit- 5 over
This is one of the Meadow Pipit taking a break to spruce up
Harbour/ Outfalls area
Red-breasted Merganser- 2 drakes near wooden jetty
Rock Pipit- 3 (1 Red Nab, 1 Waterfall, 1 sea wall)
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| Waterfall Rock Pipit by Josh |
Pale-bellied Brent goose 28 (24 and 4) arrived at Red Nab from the north side towards high water.
Pink-Footed goose a lone, and lonely sounding, individual flew north
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| Pinkfoot, calling so much that I was expecting a flock to fly over (Malcolm) |
These three Long-Tailed Tits were on the wispy willow growing out of the sea wall at Red Nab.
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| Wren soaking up the morning sun in the Nature Park |
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| Ringed Chiffchaff (nice to have them back) |
Heysham NR
Sparrowhawk- 1
Peregrine- 1
Goldcrest- 4 along dog walk track
Chiffchaff- 1 dog walk track (bringing the absolute minimum this morning to 20)
Meadow Pipit- 1
Just out of the recording area - horse paddock behind Middleton Parish Hall
Glossy Ibis still feeding
