6th August 2013

St Marys Island: Knot,23 Sanderling,19 Turnstones, 700 Golden Plover . 2 Med Gulls, ( 1st summer and adult). Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroat juvs.

Bee Hive Flash: c 200 Swifts feeding.

Backworth: c 300 Swifts feeding, Wood Sandpiper,Green Sandpiper, Kestrel Pair

Holywell Pond: Green Sandpiper,Greenshank, 4 Bar-headed Geese. 8 Common Terns .

Whitley Bay: 100 and 60 Swifts on territory at 2 sites. (evening).

A.S.Jack