At Castle Island this morning,17 Herons was a good count. A pair of Stonechats with 2 fledged young\u00a0 at Druridge.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0look at the estuary at Amble at low tide revealed a good number of feeding waders. Among the many Dunlin ,Redshanks and Curlews was a Greenshank, a\u00a0moulting adult Curlew Sandpiper showing remnants of it’s breeding plumage with red underparts and a Whimbrel circling ,calling.\u00a0Two female Stonechats were in the dunes at Warkworth.<\/p>\n
At Widdrington, a Peregrine flew towards the coast and a Sparrowhawk,Buzzard and Kestrel also seen .<\/p>\n
Foxton was quiet,so I headed inland,enjoying superb views of plenty of purple heather on the Alnwick moors and Simonsides. In Upper-Coquetdale several family parties of Whinchats were seen in the bracken . Looks like they have had an excellent breeding season. As do Wheatears ,with fledged birds quite obvious.At Hepple, a Kingfisher was disturbed near the bridge over the Coquet,calling as it flew. 3 more young Wheatears chased insects on the rocks\u00a0 near\u00a0the river and a large flock of Swallows and House Martins gathered in a dead tree.<\/p>\n
A.S.J.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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