Sunday 5 September 2010

Poor landbird return but influx of gulls

Slumbering female Meadow Brown.  Thanks Janet

Heysham Obs
North harbour mound area
Wheatear - one
Robin - one
Wren - one
Chiffchaff - one, flew quickly inland
Linnet - 6
Pied Wagtail - 22 (ex-roost?)
Grey Wagtail - 4+2 south the only vis!

Reserve area
Meadow Pipit - 10 SE
Grey Wagtail - 4 SE (one ringed)
Chiffchaff - one ringed

Middleton IE
Reed Warbler - one
Chiffchaff - one
Blackcap - 2
Green Woodpecker - one (first autumn sighting?)
Grey Wagtail - one SE [TOTAL of 11 for day]

Ocean Edge/Red Nab
Wheatear - 3
Med Gull - 3 adults, one 2CY, one 1CY
Sandwich Tern - 10
Dunlin - 18
Grey Plover - (just) 4 - usually an influx this time of year
Little Egret - one
Black-headed Gull - 644

Elsewhere
American Golden Plover reportedly seen in flight (& presumably heard?) at Arnside early morning - flew upstream.  Low single figures of juv Curlew Sandpiper either side of the Lune estuary & moulting ad Conder creek.  Juv Wood Sandpiper Aldcliffe Lane end (2nd day)