The female type Black Redstart was relocated on the tip of Heysham Head near the Labyrinth - David Kaye
If you don't know where the where the Labyrinth is, it explained in the post 14/11/20
I had a walk along the shoreline from Half Moon Bay to Heysham Head (Malcolm).
I didn't see the Redstart, but they can be very elusive.
Lapwing 13 along rocks at Half Moon Bay
There were no snipe flushed by the rising tide out from the Heliport wall. Perhaps last night's firework party cleared them for a while.
Rock Pipits 5 at least. 2 on Half Moon Bay beach and a minimum of 3 below Heysham Head cliffs.
Meadow Pipit 1 below the cliffs
Goldfinch 15 in one flock came from the north and settled on Heysham Head
Blackbird 3 south
Pale-bellied Brent goose 4 flew south past the head. They came low from the direction of the skear corner. They may have been feeding there.
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| Not a great shot of the Brent, but you can see the skear behind. |
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| Brent geese passing Heysham Head before disappearing into the mist |
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| One of two Little Egret |
On the way back I checked Red Nab to see if the Brent were feeding there. They weren't.
Wigeon 100+
Shelduck 53
The sun was supposed to make a guest appearance today, but it never happened. The "light" makes visibility restricted, but also makes for some interesting effects. These two were resting on the foreshore.
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| Curlew |
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| Turnstone |
The closure of the sea wall for maintenance during the day is now scheduled to be completed by 24th November.
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| A nice view of the Nature Park, no Chiffchaff seen or heard today. But there were ten feeding Blackbirds....... |
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| .......and a Song Thrush |
