Additional Rock Pipits

The rain managed to hold off until after lunch, then pretty wet! A light SSW wind.

Heysham skear - Malcolm 09:00 - 10:30

It was nice to get out without it raining, but there was little to see. A Patrolling Peregrine Falcon had likely moved on some of the waders, particularly Knot as only two small groups totalling 30 birds were seen.

Peregrine Falcon 

Pale-bellied Brent goose - at least 25 they were spread along the waterline to the south of the skear. Probably looking for broken Sea Lettuce left along the shore by the SSW wind.

Pale-bellied Brent geese along the waterline 

Eider 28

Red-breasted Merganser 12

Great Crested Grebe 4

A flock of 40 Turnstone were additional to the typical c40 feeding.

Other waders similar to recent

Heliport - Malcolm 12:15

Plenty of Oystercatcher and a few hundred Knot, also a single Bar-Tailed Godwit

There were two Little Egret with the Oystercatchers

South shore - Malcolm 12:30 - 13:30

Nothing on the outfalls and no Shag seen.

Grey Seal near No.2 outfall

Some of the 60 Curlew heading south

Wigeon 170 at the saltmarsh, they still seem to be able to find seeds on these high tides. You can hear the males whistling in this clip.

No Reed Bunting today

Rock Pipit, an impressive 9. There was one on Red Nab, one on the foreshore, four feeding together on the west side of the saltmarsh and three feeding together on the east side. Two together was the largest group over the winter period.

These are the west side four, a Wren also makes a guest appearance 

These are the three on the east side