An excellent, long awaited Gateshead tick for me today. I got news yesterday from Ross A that he had 4 Eider on the Tyne, right by the Gateshead border. A fruitless visit this morning, but a message from Darren A had me hurtling back to see the birds well into Gateshead waters. The birds continued to push up-river with the tide and were last seen close to the quayside.
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| Eider |
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| Eider and crab |
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| The flock |
The day had started pretty well at Burdon Moor, where Whinchat and Wheatear showed well and a Grasshopper Warbler was reeling below the wall.
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| Whinchat |
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| Wheatear |
At Lamesley a Sedge Warbler was singing by the oak tree and a Lesser Whitethroat was creeping through the trees. Common Tern had built up to 7, but otherwise quiet here.
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| Common Tern |
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