Nothing new today

Heavy overnight rain stopped at 07:30, then dry and mainly sunny till evening showers. A west wind.

Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet

Immature Cormorant flying around the main pond

There were a few Cetti's warblers scattered around being very vocal

Heysham skear  - Malcolm 13:00 - 15:00

Pale-bellied Brent geese everywhere again, the most seen at one time was 45

Pale-bellied Brent geese, that's Knowsly Rd beyond the pasture 

There is plenty of gutweed pretty much everywhere for them now

Eider 9

Great Crested grebe 1

Little Egret 2

Knot, initially 800 at the very edge of the skear at low water. Joined by several small flocks to a total 1000 

Bar-Tailed Godwit 13 (9 + 4)

Some of the Knot at the western edge of the skear

Knot and Bar-Tailed Godwit

There was lots of freshwater draining into the sea after last night's heavy rain. The waders took advantage to have a bath after feeding.