Quite a lot going on, but no wind blown stuff seen.

Mainly dry and sunny with just a few light showers. A fresh SW wind eased during the day.

Red Nab to Outfalls (Malcolm) 08:30

A walk along the sea wall to check the outfalls but there was nothing different on them.

Pale-Bellied Brent goose 53 arrived at Red Nab in two waves 28 and 25

Wigeon 180

Shelduck 3

North shore (Malcolm)

Heliport around 10:45 high water

Knot c2,000 several flags seen

A few Knot still with hints of summer plumage. The ones on top of the Heliport
wall were spooked each time a wagon passed.

Redshank and Curlew 

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs.......

Half Moon Bay 13:00

Many of the Knot were now on the shore 

As were several Lapwings

The Brent geese were also here and still in two groups.

Still 25 in this close group. This clip then pans over the Knot.

But there at least 40 in this group to the north 

So, at least 65 Pale-bellied Brent geese around today.

Shag 1 flew south

Heysham Skear 14:00 - 15:30

Eider 4

Red-breasted Merganser pair

Red-breasted Merganser 

More Curlew than recently, at least 30

A similar number of Knot to those on the Heliport arrived to feed, but most of the flagged birds seen were different to those seen earlier. Although in both areas many birds remained out of sight.

Imperial Rd (Malcolm)

I checked twice.

10:00

Stonechat 1 female type. I wasn't convinced that it was the female regularly seen with the male. This one looked darker.

But, just possibly it had had a bath as it was sprucing itself up, providing nice views of its white wing patches.

When I returned at 13:30 the regular female was feeding with the male.

She does look a different bird to this morning's

Water Rail 2

Common Snipe 1

Kestrel 1