St Marys Island this morning- 17 Purple Sandpipers on the rocks ,with 8 Rock Pipits and 3 Grey Wagtails. On the beach 77 Sanderling,2 Bar tailed Godwits. Offshore a few Gannets, Fulmars and Kittiwakes noted.
In the fields, 5 Skylarks sang in the sunny intervals inbetween the snow showers. 6 Meadow Pipits seen too. The wetland held 120 Redshank and 5 Snipe. A Reed Bunting sang.
At North Shields quay, the Glaucous Gull again note on the shed roofs.
AS Jack