Monday 19 March 2012

More bits over the sea and Meadow Pipit increase

Heysham Obs
Wheatear Ocean Edge today - thanks Janet


North harbour wall 0700-0850
Meadow Pipit - 80N
alba Wagtail - 18N
Red-throated Diver - 10 sightings (7 in, 3 out)
Siskin - 1N
Linnet - 1N
Kittiwake - 30+6+35 'in'
Gannet - 10 'in', including flock of 7
Whooper Swan - 19 north over the sea at 0754

N H Wall  0930-1130
Feeding Area:
Twite - 11 (all ringed - colour combinations from six different seasons)
Linnet - 6 (one ringed left leg)
Goldfinch - 2
Dunnock - 1 (ringed right leg)
(ajd)

Ocean Edge
Wheatear - one

Office area
Trickle of Meadow Pipit and Siskin (6+)
Goldcrest - 1 ringed
Coal Tit - passage bird ringed (second this week and unusual in spring)

Moths
The most interesting of 14 individuals was a single Shoulder Stripe