A pleasant morning to be out birding with a few migrants around. Two Common Whitethroats were in scrub south of railway line though neither were singing. A loose flock of 24 Meadow Pipits were feeding on short turf towards the iron bridge. Summerhouse Lane produced a singing Willow Warbler.
Two Chiffchaffs and a female Blackcap fed along the Woodhorn hedge and a Grasshopper Warbler was seen briefly along the east side of the railway line, though not reeling and very elusive. As I drove to Newbiggin a Short-eared Owl flew north into the Ash Lagoons. Several Wheatears were in the area.
20+ Sand Martins fed around Beacon point and 5 Sandwich Terns flew north, some light Kittiwake passage was noted.
A Tilmouth