Excellent spell at Druridge Bay today. Started at East Stobswood Pool with 6 Whimbrel feeding in field. No sign of Green-winged Teal seen recently there. On to Druridge Pools and first Grasshopper Warbler & Sedge Warbler of the year. In with the Curlew were up to 20 Whimbrel, unfortunately not counted accurately as a small plane put them all up. Pools still look fine though water level now needs to drop a little for waders. Cresswell Pond had a fine summer plumaged Spotted Redshank on sand bank outside hide. Also Greenshank briefly before it flew off. Finally East Chevington with 8 Common Terns on islands, 12 Red-breasted Mergansers, the summer plumaged Black-necked Grebe and surprisingly five pairs of Great Crested Grebes. Whilst there the Greenshank presumably from Cresswell flew over North. Also Whitethroat today at Druridge & Cresswell. TRD/JD
