Monday 5 April 2010

The Wheatear drought continues

Heysham Obs
Still only one Wheatear at a time - where are they?!

North wall
Twite - 36
Red-throated Diver - 1 in
Kittiwake - 13 (flock) in
Purple Sandpiper - 1+ under jetty
Turnstone - at least 176 under jetty
from anonymous note (thanks to whoever it was!):
Little Gull - 2
Gannet - 6

Ocean Edge
Wheatear - just the one
Common Gull - 76 outfalls/tideline

Mammal
Grey Seal offshore

Moths
A change of bulb and a change of fortune - helps when the light actually comes/stays on!  Just orthodross, but a strange composition for here with no Hebrew Character = 4 Clouded Drab, 2 Common Quaker