Heysham North Harbour Wall – A short visit in heavy drizzle and poor visibility produced 1 Rock Pipit, but nothing on the sea at low tide.
Golden Ball, Lune Estuary – An Osprey flew north at 9.55 am and provided the inspiration for a return visit to Heysham.
Heysham North Harbour Wall – A 2-hour sea-watch on the incoming tide (10.15 – 12.15 pm) produced:
103 Little Gull – all adults except for 2 1st summer. Most were fairly distant, flying in or resting on the sea and drifting towards Heysham Head on the incoming tide and most easily identifiable when wing-flapping. Groups included 41 flying in at 10.40, 22 floating in at 11.15 am and the final (and most distant) group of 7 floating in at 11.50 am.
19 Arctic Tern – including a group of 10 flying into the Bay, but also some ‘blogging’, including 4 that flew out towards the outfalls.
4 Sandwich Tern
1 Pale-belied Brent Goose – flew in at 11.08 am
1 Gannet – flew in at 11.30 am
1 1st summer Kittiwake – floated in at 11.40 am
Also: 2 Whimbrel, 18 Eider, 2 Grey Seal and 1 Harbour Porpoise offshore
2 male Wheatear, 1 Rock Pipit – on Near Naze.
Pete C
