A few more Meds

 An overcast morning, but it managed to remain dry. Heavy showers began early afternoon 

South shore - Malcolm 12:45 - 13:15

Just a check from Red Nab to the saltmarsh 

Mediterranean gulls 5 on Red Nab. One adult, two 2nd calendar year and two 3rd calendar year 

Even when there is no other detail showing the blackness of their heads,
compared to the chocolate colour of the Black-Headed gulls is obvious 

This is the same Med from a different angle. The dark markings on its
primaries showing it to be a 3cy

This is the other 3cy

These are the two 2cy and the adult 

Peregrine Falcon - at least two flying and calling around the Power Stations

Meadow Pipit 1 feeding and calling regularly on the saltmarsh 

Middleton Nature Reserve - Janet

Juvenile Blue Tit

Pheasant

Common Blue

Ringlets are showing well now on both sides of the reserve

Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet

Bee Orchid - In the meadow on the South Side where the Ringlets are,
don't think I've ever seen one there before.

I got home just before the rain!!

Heysham skear - Malcolm 17:30 - 18:45

The rain had eased and it looked like it may fair up, so I risked a walk. The rain didn't really stop until I got back to my car, but it wasn't too bad.

Red-breasted Merganser 1

Red-breasted Merganser amongst the gulls

Great Crested grebe 2

Gulls not as many as yesterday and most were just resting. I saw a couple of green ringed birds, but both seen yesterday, and in pretty much the same areas.

They are seldom as obliging as this one, ringed at the Power Station last year

Apart from the Oystercatchers, the only other waders were 8 Curlew.

Might try a look in the morning on the flood tide.