Heysham skear - low water 15:30 (Malcolm)
It was definitely fine rain as I walked out, although the clouds were almost at ground level.
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| This is looking past Heysham Head towards the harbour and Power Stations |
There were no feeding hoards of gulls over the sea today
Little Egret 6
Eider 2
Red-breasted Merganser 1
Great Crested grebe 3
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| Great Crested grebe |
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| By the time I'd got as far as the tide allowed, the rain eased and the clouds were lifting - I could see half of the Power Stations now. |
Wader numbers similar to yesterday, although less Knot today at 750. Just one colour coded bird was seen. Unfortunately, as the rain stopped a Peregrine Falcon began hunting and continually lifted the small waders.
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| Knot, Redshank and Oystercatcher |
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| Also Knot, Redshank and Oystercatcher |
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| Curlew and Redshank |
The clouds were getting lower again and the Peregrine had just pushed all the waders away from me. It was time to leave.
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| This is the same view as the first shot, albeit from the other side of the skear. The light rain had begun again as I got back to my car. |
Middleton Nature Reserve (Malcolm)
I just called in briefly on my way home.
There were no Gadwall today.
Tufted Duck 7
Mallard 14
Little grebe 1
Mute, Coot and Moorhen unchanged
Cetti's warbler 1 singing by the "no swimming" pond
