Saturday, 28 June 2025

Not really a lot going on, but at least it was dry!

A fresh SW Wind. Mainly overcast, but it managed to remain dry till late evening.

South shore (Malcolm)
Two walks along the sea wall today. 07:30 - 08:30 and 17:00 - 18:00. All records from this morning unless  stated.
Common Tern 1 on No.1 outfall



Common Tern, it didn't stay for long and headed off SE towards the Lune estuary 
Mediterranean gull 3 - there were no gulls at all on the feeding beach between the wooden jetty and No.1 outfall (I wondered if the Osprey had been fishing earlier). There was just one adult Med resting with Black-Headed gulls by No.2 outfall.
Mediterranean gull resting by No.2 outfall

Then a Peregrine Falcon buzzed them

And all the small gulls left the area, led by the Med

This evening there were 3 adults resting on the rocks by No.2 outfall

Fortunately, one briefly revealed itself to be the white ringed bird seen at
Coder Green recently. Ringed in Portugal in 2020, it visited Heysham in 
2023 and 2024. It is a well recorded gull, also seen in Spain, France and
the Netherlands 

A juvenile Rock Pipit was waiting to be fed

An adult arrived with a bill full of food.....

.......but still managed to give me a good chirping at

Janet checked the Nature Park
Immature Moorhen on the dog walk path

Large White

Six-spot Burnet

Large Skipper

Comma

Middleton Nature Reserve (Janet)
Coot with chicks

Common Bluetail

Hoverfly sp

Common Toad
Heysham Nature Reserve - Kingfisher - Note in post box relating to one seen on dipping pond - recorder name not given.