{"id":10513,"date":"2017-03-06T19:04:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T19:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=10513"},"modified":"2017-03-10T22:12:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T22:12:09","slug":"6th-march-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=10513","title":{"rendered":"6th March 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The day started at a very quiet North Shields Fish Quay where only a handful of Herring Gulls were present. I decided to then head up the coast starting at Druridge Pools where I year-ticked the wintering Ruff \u2013 still present with Redshank. Widdrington Moor and Cresswell were quiet, so I again moved on to Newbiggin, where at least 5 adult and 3 juvenile Med Gulls showed particularly well in the Bay.<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-1-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10518 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-1-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-1-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-1-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-1-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-2-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10519\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-2-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-2-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-2-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-2-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings-560x400.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-3-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10520 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-3-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-3-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-3-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-3-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings-560x400.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-4-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10521 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-4-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-4-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-4-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Med-Gull-4-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-Newbiggin-sightings-560x400.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<p style=\"clear: left;\">I finished at NSFQ, enjoying 20 Waxwing on the way at Tynemouth, all which briefly showed well for around 2 minutes then they were gone!<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-2-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10535\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-2-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-2-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-2-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-2-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-3-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10536\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-3-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-3-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-3-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Waxwing-3-Jack-Bucknall-Tynemouth-March-17-sightings-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear: left;\">A final stop at the fish quay provided the regular juvenile Glaucous and Iceland Gulls. Sand Martin and Wheatear any day now\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Jack Bucknall<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Iceland-Gull-11-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-NSFQ-sightings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10516\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Iceland-Gull-11-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-NSFQ-sightings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Iceland-Gull-11-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-NSFQ-sightings.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Iceland-Gull-11-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-NSFQ-sightings-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Iceland-Gull-11-Jack-Bucknall-March-17-NSFQ-sightings-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Glaucous-Gull-21-Jack-Bucknall-NSFQ-March-17-sightings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-10515\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Glaucous-Gull-21-Jack-Bucknall-NSFQ-March-17-sightings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Glaucous-Gull-21-Jack-Bucknall-NSFQ-March-17-sightings.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Glaucous-Gull-21-Jack-Bucknall-NSFQ-March-17-sightings-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Glaucous-Gull-21-Jack-Bucknall-NSFQ-March-17-sightings-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The day started at a very quiet North Shields Fish Quay where only a handful of Herring Gulls were present. I decided to then head up the coast starting at Druridge Pools where I year-ticked the wintering Ruff \u2013 still present with Redshank. Widdrington Moor and Cresswell were quiet, so I again moved on to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10513","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10513"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10537,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10513\/revisions\/10537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}