At Fenham le moor today, several hundred each of Brent Geese and Shelduck,and Wigeon. 30+ Grey Plover, many Bar tailed Godwits, Knot and Dunlin feeding on the mud-flats.In fields to the north, 42 Whooper Swans grazed and a Merlin noted. 25 Yellowhammers and 19 Chaffinches ,several hundred Wood Pigeons were feeding in stubble.
At Budle, the wintering Greenshank present,as was a single Little Egret. 2 Lesser bb Gulls seen.
Stag Rocks and 9 Slavonian Grebes, 29 Long tailed Ducks,20 Red Throated Divers, 300 Common Scoter noted. Several Gannets and Fulmars offshore and 30+ Shag counted. 40-50 Purple Sandpipers ,43 Oystercatchers and 27 Turnstone on the rocks.
At Newton,a good number of 19 Rock Pipits counted,20 Purple Sands and a few Grey Plover and Bar Tails here too.