12th-16th August 2013

On the 15th at St.Mary’s Island: Ruff flew south. 55 Sanderling, 37 Ringed Plover, Bar tailed Godwit and 23 Dunlin on south beach.

Arctic Tern and 4 Sandwich Terns on rocks. Yellow Wagtail,juvenile at the pond.

At the Bee Hive Flash: 7 Greenshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 33 Curlew, 4 Yellowhammers.

On the 14th at Holywell Pond: 4 Green Sands, 4 Greenshank,1 Common Sandpiper.

On the 12th at Bee Hive Flash: Spotted Redshank, part of a small influx into the North East with birds in Northumberland, Durham and Teeside.  Green Sandpiper.

On the 12th at St Marys: Balearic Shearwater ,several others seen next day. Sooty Shearwater,3 ( 2 from J. Bucknall ). Manx Shearwater 5.

On the 14th at Cullercoats: Pomarine Skua flew north. 41 Oystercatchers at roost.

A.S.J.