Saturday 15 September 2007

Pink-foot day

Heysham Obs
Bits of coverage today - thanks to Malcolm, Mark and Doreen.

Outfalls/north wall
Ad & 2 x 2nd W Med along the north wall. 2 Sandwich Tern on Red Nab

Middleton IE
10 Teal & a high count of 32 Mallard

Vis
2 flocks of c70 Pink-footed Goose S

Butterfly census
Heysham nature reserve: 40 Speckled Wood, 1 Red Admiral, 1 Comma, 1 Small Tort, 1 Meadow Brown (surprisingly no Common Blue)

Mammals
Weasel Middleton

Elsewhere
Wood Sandpiper Aldcliffe. Pale-bellied Brent still at Hest Bank. Adult Meds at Battery and Broadway areas. Great White Egret and 24 Little Egret EM Pools plus 20odd wandering Emperor Geese.