Migrant waders were starting to appear yesterday at Druridge Bay with a fine part-summer plumaged Curlew sandpiper at Cresswell Pond together with single Green Sandpiper, Greenshank & juvenile Little Ringed Plover. 53 Dunlin present & 20 Black-tailed Godwits. Druridge Pools & East Chevington were much quieter though a single Roseate Tern was with the tern group at the South Pool outlet at East Chevington.
Today was spent at Newton where a juvenile Cuckoo was perching on rocks between Newton Point & Low Newton village. Unconcerned by my presence & some nice pics. Two Garden Tiger moths were very busy with each other so let me very close. Met Ian Davidson who had just found a Pectoral Sandpiper at the scrape just north of Newton Pool and found this feeding on far side of scrape. Always fascinating to guess where this juvenile hatched ! Few other waders on the scrape other than a few Dunlin & 11 Black-tailed Godwits. Ian also mentioned a Hobby in the area that dive bombed the beach just before I arrived.
Tim Dean
