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
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| 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.
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| 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.
