Pretty much the same

A dry day with sunny spells. A fresh SW wind

Red Nab - Malcolm 09:15 - 10:00

There were a few more gulls than yesterday but again very flighty with 2 juvenile and an adult Peregrine Falcon flying around.

Two of the Peregrines 

The gulls were regularly lifting

Three of the four Mediterranean gulls seen

The shore is covered with these tiny snails. Not as dense yet as they will
be in a couple of weeks

This zoomed in shot shows the snails and the tracks they make as they graze algae
These are what the returning waders like to feed on here.

But today the Black-Headed gulls were feeding on them. Not the best quality clip, as both the gulls and the cameraman were being buffeted by the fresh wind.

Little Egret 2

Curlew 80+

Linnet 3

Rock Pipit 1

Heysham skear - Malcolm 15:00 - 16:00

No Eider or Mergansers, but two Great Crested grebes this afternoon 

Little Egret just 1

Gulls 350 mainly Herring gulls, just one regular ringed bird seen

Oystercatcher c1200

Curlew c60

Redshank 34

Turnstone 12

Summer plumage Redshank

The Turnstone on the left has found a small morsel 

Looks like a tiny crab

This Lion's mane jellyfish was quite high up the shore - one not to touch!