Heysham sea totals on and off 0700-0900:
whooper swan 177 inbound either flying or floating with flock max 78. All but four were in Cumbria
Kittiwake flocks of 9,7,8 inbound
7 Canada geese
Red throated Diver 1,1,1
2 Sandwich Tern in then out (first this year)
12 Sand Martin in
Heysham Nature Reserve
Jean was underwhelmed with her ringing session
Ringed two Goldcrest and caught a retrapped Dunnock and a retrapped Goldfinch.
As soon as I took the net down I heard two Redpoll - they had been sitting in a nearby tree watching me take down. One Linnet flew over.
South shore - Janet
Pale-bellied Brent goose 17 on Red Nab
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| Pale-bellied Brent geese |
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| Redshank |
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| Little Egret - look how lush the gutweed has grown |
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| Cormorant and Little Egret |
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| White Wagtail |
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| Wheatear. Both the Wheatear and the White Wagtail quickly moved on |
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| This Cormorant has caught a Common Blenny. This is just about as big as Blennies get. This one certainly won't get any bigger! |
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| 2nd calendar year (2cy) Kittiwake on No.2 outfall |
Later when Kevin Eaves checked the outfall the 2cy had been joined by two adults.
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| Kittiwake |
Middleton Nature Reserve - Malcolm
Main pond
Mute Swan pair, both on the water, plus an immature
Mallard 4 males
No Shoveler seen
Little Grebe at least 3
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| Coot taking nesting material to the reedbed. Little Grebe behind |
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| Then the grebe sees a rival and shoots off to see it off. |
This is the rival being seen off, a third grebe in the background. They all duck under the water when the gulls pass low over the pond.
These are the courting pair. You can hear them trilling in this clip.
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