Plenty to see between the showers

Some very heavy showers, particularly in the morning. A light SW wind.

North Shore

The heavy morning showers tempted the waders to feed on the grass field between the play area and Whinnysty lane. Janet took these shots.

The Oystercatcher just left of centre has a worm

They all had dirty bills!

Oystercatcher, Turnstone and Redshank 
The smaller waders likely after any invertebrates disturbed by the Oystercatcher 

Redshank, with a clean bill

I checked Heysham shear on the ebbing tide (Malcolm)

No Brent geese seen.

Eider 65

Some of the Eider resting on a sandbar. 

Red-breasted Merganser 4

Male Red-breasted Merganser

Oystercatcher 1,500

Curlew 20

Redshank 150

Knot 700

Dunlin 20

Turnstone 25

Ringed Plover 2

Middleton Nature Reserve (Malcolm)

Just a check of the two main ponds.

Mute Swan pair now back on the "no swimming" pond where they nest. No sign of last year's youngster.

Gadwall 35 (2 on the "no swimming" pond)

Mallard just 7 on the main pond

Tufted Duck 4 - 2 each male and female on the main pond

Coot 10 (3 on the "no swimming" pond)

Moorhen 2 - 1 each pond

Little grebe 3 (1 on the "no swimming" pond)

Gadwall pair

Coot

These are the main pond Little grebes, just one in summer plumage.
The "no swimming" pond bird was also in summer plumage.

These are Tufted and Gadwall feeding.

Coot, Tufted, Gadwall and Little grebes.

Imperial Rd (Malcolm)

Just a passing check.

Barn Owl 1 dropped into the scrub to the north of the copse. I didn't see it lift again.

Mallard 4 and Teal 10 in a tiny pool just to the east of the road (visible only through the hedge)

Teal and Mallard

Wood Pigeon c90 roosting in the copse

Some of the Wood Pigeon

Doe Roe Deer

I have just been notified by a post reader that the videos didn't match the caption when first viewed. This is obviously a glitch in the software (although I am perfectly capable of uploading the wrong clip!). If what you see doesn't make sense please try a second time. Malcolm