Woodhorn & Newbiggin – 17th January 2013

A fine morning if a little cold, several groups of thrushes including Redwings and Mistle Thrushes around Woodhorn Church, Fieldfares in hawthorns east of the pools and Song Thrushes in scrub at the ash lagoon banks.

A single Waxwing was feeding on rosehips east of the south pool then flew off south, c.20 Siskin and a single Lesser Redpoll were east of Summerhouse Lane Pool as were 4 Meadow Pipits a Skylark and 6 Grey Partridge.

At Newbiggin 2 Grey Plovers and 3 Purple Sandpipers were still present, 6 Meadow Pipits were on the beach and around Beacon Point and a single Dark-bellied Brent Goose was on Newbiggin Golf Course.

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