The sea still providing

Showers till mid morning then dry with some sunshine in the afternoon. A fresh WNW wind.

Seawatch report - Pete 0620-0820.  

Vibes of being too late this am with virtually everything outbound in the first 40 mins and the sort of morning lingering skuas, reluctant to overland in the weather, used to be found off JBP.  

All out unless stated: 

Gannet 21

Sandwich Tern 85

Common Tern flock 3

Kittiwake 5,15

Red throated diver 1 in

Razorbill 1

Guillemot 1

Common Scoter 20,5,6 in, 

Goose spp 5 glimpsed as disappeared flying away. 

2cy Shag flew across the harbour mouth towards wooden jetty at 0656.

David Kaye started at 0600 and extras were:

5 Gannet out (26 in total)

6 C Scoter (37 in total)

2 Red throated diver

Heysham skear - Malcolm 12:15 - 13:30

Not much to see in the strong onshore wind

Sandwich Tern 20+ a few valiant birds were attempting to fish, but most just sat on the mud facing the wind

Sandwich Tern on a deserted shore

A couple of optimistic Sandwich Terns trying to fish

I managed to locate another green ringed Herring Gull

This is a typical view, with the bulk of the ring hidden, but it eventually revealed 
itself to be N:01E. Ringed at the Ribble estuary in 2019. It was seen at Heysham
in  2003 plus last year

Oystercatchers not counted, but far fewer than of late

Bar-Tailed Godwit 17

Bar-Tailed Godwits

Whimbrel 1

Ringed Plover - a flock of 12 flew across the skear