As with many of the county’s birders , I twitched the Holy Island Cattle Egret today. Whilst there a 1st winter Kittiwake flew around the assembled throng and Black t. Godwit on the Rocket Pools. A female Merlin glimpsed near the castle, as were 75 Dark bellied Brents and offshore, a Long tailed Duck and a few Mergansers. An unconfirmed report was heard of a pair of Bewick’s Swans with some Whoopers in the Lindisfarne area.<\/p>\n
At Fenham 3 Perergrines were on show,causing havoc among the many waders and duck.<\/p>\n
Stag Rocks produced a Great n. Diver ,Slavonian Grebe ,several Long tailed Duck and Common Scoter.<\/p>\n
At Beadnell a flock of 80 Linnets were noted. Several hundred Golden Plover fed in a field.<\/p>\n
Down to Newton where the Black Redstart performed well at the village\/beach. Here also, were around 20 Rock Pipits, 20 Chaffinches on the beach and 27 Purple Sands.<\/p>\n
35 Whooper Swans fed in fields just north of Warkworth as dusk fell.<\/p>\n
Throughout the day, Fieldfares and Redwings could be seen near the snow free coast.<\/p>\n
AS Jack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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