Thursday 3 October 2013

Heysham Head Yellow-browed Warbler

Heysham Obs
One was heard calling three times in the Sycamore canopy at the north-west end of Heysham Head at 0915hrs but the situation, as far as we know, on the reserve was limited to a single possible/probable call

Vig mig until 1215hrs (thanks Bryan)
Blackbird - 3 inland
Song Thrush - 15 inland
alba Wagtail - 63 SE
Grey Wagtail - 2 SE
Meadow Pipit - 62 SE
Chaffinch - 162 S
Goldfinch - 71 S
Swallow - 2 SE
Siskin - 3 SE
Skylark - 4 SE
Greenfinch - 7 S
Bullfinch - 2+3 S
Kestrel - 2 together high to SE

Grounded
Apart from a few thrushes, all the rest could have been leftovers with at least 10 Chiffchaff and 4 Goldcrest.  See above re-YBW

Ocean Edge/Red Nab
Wigeon - 85
Med Gull - 2 x 1CY, 1 x 2CY, 4 ad - one adult later on model boat pond

Moths another zero with the wind straight into the window.  One of the two actinics had 3 x Straw Dot, one Light Brown Apple Moth and one I cannot remember!  3 Silver Y noted

Butterflies
Red Admiral - 8 (inc 4 south), Speckled Wood 10+, Large White 1 south, Small White - 2 south, Peacock 1