Tuesday 19 February 2008

More Red-throated Divers

Heysham Obs

North Harbour Wall
At least 2 Twite on the mound.
3 Red-throated Divers flew out of the Bay at 0830.

Red Nab
125 Shelduck, 1000 Knot, 13 Ringed Plover, 600 Oystercatcher, 1 Grey Plover, 6 Redshank, 3 Turnstone, 8 Curlew and 75 Wigeon.

Outfalls
1st winter Little Gull

Middleton Industrial Estate
female Stonechat

Elsewhere
Warton Crag:Chough - present most of the afternoon.
Morecambe: The Pale-bellied Brent was still at Sunnyslopes Groyne. A Chiffchaff was in John Girdley's garden. A Red-throated Diver was seen from the Stone Jetty, also 50 Eider. 62 Black-tailed Godwits fed near Bubbles.
Conder: Scaup on the pool and 2 Bewick's Swans at the Lune/Conder estuary
Leighton Moss: Avocet