Red Nab and Heysham Outfalls

[Pete Crooks]

#3784

A group of 14 LDBWS members enjoyed searching for Mediterranean Gulls at Heysham on the incoming tide this morning. Highlights in roughly chronological order:

Heysham Nature Park – 1 Painted Lady

Red Nab (Brief check at low tide) – 2 Med Gulls (1 adult and 1 juvenile)

Heysham Outfalls – 8 Med Gulls (2 adults, 2 3rd CY and 4 juveniles), 1 1st CY Kittiwake, 1 Eider and 8 Turnstone

Red Nab (Longer check during incoming tide) – 10 Med Gulls (6 adults, including 1 with a right leg green darvic ring, 1 3rd CY, 1 2nd CY and 2 juveniles), 1 adult Peregrine (briefly flushing the assembled waders and gulls), 2 Whimbrel and 1 Rock Pipit.

Assuming some duplication of Med Gulls at the different locations there were a minimum of 13 different individuals – 6 adults, 2 3rd CY, 1 2nd CY and 4 juveniles.

Pete C

[Dave Hawkins]

#3788

Thanks for leading the walk Pete 🙂
There were two additional Kittiwakes in the back of the harbour.

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