I only set two nets on the basis that there was no sign of overhead passerine movement with no cloud or any slight helpful breeze overnight.
Surprisingly I caught a few migrants including Willow Warbler, Chiffchaff and Blackcap.
The total catch was:
Willow Warbler 9
Chiffchaff 3
Blackcap 5
Robin 1 retrap
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| One of today's Willow Warblers |
A stoat wandered along the central road towards me before darting into the bushes.
Seawatch - Pete
Heysham: Sea in calm incoming tide - had its moments:
common scoter 212
sandwich tern 24
red throated Diver 6
wigeon flock of 8
guillemot 6
gannet 10
goosander 3
arctic tern flock of 3
No passerine or hirundine vis at all at the north wall.
South shore
I had a walk along the sea wall either side of this morning's high water 09:20 (Malcolm)
Shelduck 3
Pale-bellied Brent goose 9 - just 3 on Red Nab as I walked out, 6 as I returned, then 3 more arrived but they weren't welcomed!
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| Pale-bellied Brent goose |
Bar-Tailed Godwit 49 west
Turnstone 48 resting on No.1 outfall
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| Some of the Turnstone |
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| Loads of immature large gulls on the wooden jetty |
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| Four Sandwich Tern on the buoy closest to the wooden jetty |
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| Still there after the SeaTruck passed |
Linnet 28 on Ocean Edge grass, plus 2 more above last year's nest site between the lighthouse and waterfall.
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| Some of the Linnet on Ocean Edge grass |
White Wagtail 5 minimum - 4 on Ocean Edge grass plus 2 along the sea wall, at least 1 of which was additional.
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| White Wagtail |
Meadow Pipit 2 grounded on the foreshore
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| Meadow Pipit |
Rock Pipit a bit complicated, but probably at least 7. One was displaying on Red Nab (when Janet checked later there were three arguing on Red Nab), one along the sea wall and at least three between the lighthouse and the waterfall.
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| This is the sea wall bird, it seems to have a problem with its right leg. |
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| Three between lighthouse and the waterfall, the nearest bird returned to its post above the lighthouse nest site (next shot) |
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| Lighthouse Rock Pipit |
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| This Roebuck was behind the gate to Middleton Nature Reserve, near the tall anemometer |
Janet was just setting off along the wall as I was finishing
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| Chiffchaff |
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| Willow Warbler |
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| Wren |
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| 280+ Turnstone arriving from the south. Additional to earlier birds, so 330 for the morning |
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| They settled on the lower tiers of the wooden jetty |
