Shag showing nicely

Still warm, but cooler than of late with a fresher east breeze and cloud cover for much of the day.

South shore (Malcolm) 09:00 - 09:30

Just a quick check from Red Nab to the saltmarsh 

Swallow 3 south

Wheatear 3

Wheatear 

Linnet 12

Pied Wagtail 8

Curlew 150

Whimbrel 1 just out from the saltmarsh 

I would have gone onto the shore if there were many other waders around, but there was just one group near the waterline.

Grey Plover 18, just 2 not in summer plumage 

This is looking from the foreshore 

Heysham skear (Malcolm) 12:30 - 14:00

Eider 1 male

Great Crested Grebe 1

Little Egret 2

Shag 1 juvenile 

It flew from the south, presumably from the wooden jetty

Flying very low over the water, you can see where its wing clipped the surface

It landed on the north side of the skear, they normally dive almost immediately. So I took a clip, unfortunately it wasn't ready to begin fishing.

Juvenile Shag - it remained on the surface for the 15 minutes that I
had the area in sight.

Gulls, mainly Herring, 150 feeding on the skear, a similar number on and above the sea, further out where the channels run

Oystercatcher 300

Curlew 40

Redshank 40

Turnstone 60

Ringed Plover 6

Ringed Plover