Wednesday 25 July 2007

Very few Meds yet again

Heysham Obs
Wooden jetty area
Two Black Guillemot and a single Shag in the harbour

Outfalls/Red Nab
978 Black-headed Gulls contained:

Ad & juv Med Gull
4 Sandwich Tern
1st S Kittiwake

Moths
Canary Shouldered Thorn new for the year

Elsewhere
Lesser Yellowlegs EM Pool but flushed by multiple Peregrines at 1425hrs with Little Stint reported in the morning. Further research showed that the Lesser Yellowlegs was present on the Public Mere island at at least 1530 with R/sh & G/sh before 'walking around the back', thence no further sign until at least 1730hrs. This info. was received at c2115 and communicated straight away to RBA. 3 Spoonbill and 6 Little Egret on the EM 'flood'. Ad Yellow-legged Gull Lune Estuary and 6 Whimbrel at Sunderland