Wednesday 3 September 2008

Good inshore selection

Heysham Obs
So far, the wind is too southerly for any sea passage (1415hrs), a bit better late afternoon - but a bit late!

Ocean Edge/Red Nab/outfalls
Black Tern - juv stage 2 outfall
Little Gull - 2 x 2nd W, 1 x ad & also 1 x juv which appeared to follow IOM ferry in
Med Gull - one (small) ad
Wheatear - at least 6
Gannet - one far offshore
Sandwich Tern - one

Heliport
Med Gull - 2 x 2nd W, 1 x Czech-ringed Ad
Ringed Plover - 49 - 2 metal-ringed

IOM ferry
Kittiwake - 6 behind it

North wall/harbour mouth/wooden jetty
Shag - 2 juvs on wooden jetty by the rusty tower
Cormorant - 47 wooden jetty
Med Gull - juv in harbour mouth & area for 5 minutes or so
Wheatear - 1
Kittiwake - loafing 1st S
Gannet - 2 late afternoon
Sandwich Tern - 2 out after spending short time on heliport

Elsewhere
Juv Black-necked Grebe still Conder Pool. Ad Med Stone Jetty