These Pale-bellied Brent geese were feeding just out from Whinysty Lane yesterday - Kevin Singleton
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| There is gutweed here, but it is thin on the ground. |
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| Cormorants in Heysham Harbour - Kevin Eaves |
Heysham skear (Malcolm)
I did two quick checks, one in the morning on the ebbing tide and again in the afternoon on the flood tide. Not really a lot to see.
Pale-bellied Brent 35 arrived from the north in the morning.
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| Some of this morning's Brent geese arriving, with Black Combe as a backdrop |
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| Twenty also flew from the north this afternoon |
There were no ducks or grebes seen on the sea during both visits.
Oystercatcher 2,000
Curlew 60 including 30 that flew inland this morning
Black-Tailed Godwit 1 flew high to the north
Redshank 150
Knot 1200 peak in the afternoon
Turnstone 35
Ringed plover 6
Dunlin 45
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| One of five inshore Dunlin, the others feeding with the Knot |
Just out of the recording area. Janet had a walk along the promenade at sunnyslopes but couldn't locate a Stonechat. Possibly they have moved on as a male turned up at Potts Corner today (Mark Jones)
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| Male Stonechat at Potts. Possibly heading our way? |
Mark was also delighted to see a couple of Skylark flying and tentatively singing near the car park. The longer days must be making them think of spring - it couldn't have been the temperature!
