Significant increase in Eider

A dry sunny day with a fresh SE wind.

These shots by Janet in the Nature Park earlier this week.

Robin

Great Tit

Blue Tit

Janet advises that the previously resident female Mute Swan on Middleton Nature Reserve main pond, has been taken to the vets for treatment to leg injuries caused by defending her territory against the newly arrived pair

Heysham skear - Malcolm 13:00 - 14:30

Pale-bellied Brent goose 13

These four were just 50m from the promenade as I walked out. There is clearly 
a rich vein of gutweed here

They were still there 90 minutes later, despite being next to a popular dog
exercising stretch of shore

These nine Brent geese flew north

Pink-Footed goose 34. A skein of 33 south and this lone bird.

Pink-Footed goose

Eider at least 93. 

Eider

Little Egret 1

Little Egret, Eider, Oystercatcher and Redshank

Oystercatcher 1500

Curlew 1

Redshank 150

Knot 750, not so many flagged birds today, but there was one from a different scheme.

One of a Humber scheme. Details awaited, but presumably quite old
as the red flag is a very faded.

Dunlin 3

Dunlin

Ringed Plover 5 

Ringed Plover