The outfall regulars still on show

Showers to begin with, but fine with sunny spells from early afternoon. A light SW wind.

Heysham skear - Malcolm 08:00 - 09:00

Pale-bellied Brent goose, just 2

Brent geese and Oystercatcher 

Eider 27

Red-breasted Merganser 8

Knot 2 flocks of c1500 lifted by the incoming tide. One headed high to SW, the other low south (later c3000 were on the sloping wall of the heliport)

Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet

Grasshopper warbler 1 singing

Common Whitethroat 

Female Orange Tip, plenty of males about too

South shore

Kevin Eaves checked the sea wall first this afternoon. An adult and a 2nd calendar year Kittiwake were resting on the sea wall, he managed to pass without disturbing them.

2nd calendar year Kittiwake

They were still there when I passed a little later (Malcolm)

2cy Kittiwake lower left, adult upper right. No.2 outfall in the background 

Adult Kittiwake. I too managed to pass them without disturbing, but only thanks
to a lady with a dog waiting until I had done so. The Kittiwakes inevitably flew 
off as they passed.

2cy Little Gull feeding at the seaward end of No.1 outfall

2cy Little Gull

Rock Pipit 2 (Red Nab and near the lighthouse)

Linnet 2 each, saltmarsh and waterfall area

Wheatear 6 along Ocean Edge and Red Nab

Lesser Whitethroat and at least 4 Chiffchaff singing in the Nature Park

Peacock in the Nature Park