Friday 3 October 2008

Gadwall top limited coverage

Heysham Obs
The early morning 'vis' was so cold and poor that it only lasted 20 minutes. Thanks to Pete and Malcolm for coverage during the rest of the day.

Vis mig by the office 0730-0750
Meadow Pipit - 5 SE
Chaffinch - 6S

North wall
Two adult Meds early morning
8 juvenile Shag at lunchtime (& one Ad Med.)

OE foreshore/outfalls early morning
2nd W Little Gull

Middleton IE
2 Gadwall, 17 Tufted Duck, 22 Snipe, just 2 Teal, 9 Coot, 7 Moorhen, 2 Mute Swan, 2 Little Grebe

Insects
Comma on Middleton IE

Elsewhere
Possible Yellow-browed Warbler heard to call just the once at Freeman's Wood by an experienced observer but not possible to thoroughly search for it. Poor 'vis' Caton Moor but 8-10 Redwing in a south Lancaster garden