Heysham skear - low water 09:20 (Malcolm)
No brent geese seen and only 24 Eider
Red-breasted Merganser 5
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| Peregrine Falcon attacked twice clearing the skear of 700 Knot. Just 150 Knot remained in small groups |
Oystercatcher 1,500 other waders as recent.
South shore (Malcolm)
A check of the waterline on the rising tide saw few waders.
Oystercatcher 120 along the waterline
Dunlin 300 in one flock at the southern edge of the recording area
Knot 15 flew south
Black-Tailed Godwit 3 flew high to SE
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| Black-Tailed Godwit |
Curlew 13 further up the shore
Redshank 41 near the saltmarsh
Shelduck 52
Teal 2 flew from the saltmarsh
Wigeon 160 at Red Nab
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| It had just stopped raining and many of the Wigeon were feeding on the wet gutweed near the sea wall |
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| But even here it is still very close cropped (although well fertilised) |
No Brent geese arrived
Reed Bunting 2 around the saltmarsh
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| Reed Bunting |
Imperial Rd (Jean)
Large numbers of Common and Black-Headed gulls were feeding in the recently "slurried" field to the east of the road.
Mediterranean gulls 2 adults were with them.
Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)
A check this evening included
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| Gadwall |
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| Barn Owl |
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| Male Sparrowhawk |
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| This shot is also from Janet on her window at home this afternoon. Alison Hayward identified it as likely a Yellow/Golden Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria) Possibly attracted to the area by the not too distant slurry spreading? |
