Little Gull the pick of the day

After a bit of early morning sunshine it was overcast with several heavy showers. A south wind.

Heysham skear - low water 12:20 (Malcolm)

Back to neap tides now so low water barely exposed the inner skear, perhaps just as well, as not so far to walk, and it rained all the time!

Eider 2

Wigeon 5 flew south 2 males and 3 female type 

First returning Wigeon

Great Crested Grebe 2

Little Egret 7

Herring gull 70

Just a shot of the skear, with Little Egret, Herring Gulls, Oystercatcher, Curlew,
Redshank (two barely visible) and a Cormorant 

Cormorants resting on conger rock, with the Manxman approaching 
through the gloom 

Oystercatcher 300

Curlew 25

Redshank 20

Turnstone 40

Ringed Plover 4

Ringed Plover

South shore (Malcolm)

Just a walk along the sea wall late afternoon on the rising tide. It only rained for half the time.

Mediterranean gulls 15 at least - 3 adults 5 1st calendar year feeding on the outflows. 3 1st calendar year and 4 adults on Red Nab (probably more, but most of the gulls were hunkered down and facing away).

First calendar year Mediterranean gull with a first calendar year
Black-Headed gull above

Adult Mediterranean gull

Kittiwake 1 first calendar year feeding on outflows

Little Gull 1 adult feeding on No.1 outflow.

Adult Little Gull

Migrant Hawker, catching the early morning sun at Janet's house
First record this year