With a strong north westerly I had another seawatch from Whitburn this morning. Although not the number of birds over weekend, it ended up a decent watch with some good birds among the snow showers.
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Fulmar 53n
Goldeneye 18n
Kittiwake 9n
Guillemot 56n
Little Auk 4n
Eider 5n
Long-tailed Duck 1n
Shelduck 6n
Gannet 8n 2s
Cormorant 1n 3s
Common Scoter 6n
Velvet Scoter 1n
Great Northern Diver 1n
Shag 1s
Red-throated Diver 1n 1s 1 on sea
Back to Gateshead and Lamesley held the drake Gadwall, 4 Wigeon and a Snipe, all just in front of the hide.
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| Gadwall |
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| Snipe |
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| Wigeon |
At Burdon Moor there were the usual flocks of Skylark and Fieldfare while 100+ Golden Plover flew from the top field. No sign of any Crossbill at Chopwell, but there were 50+ Siskin and several Great Spotted Woodpecker.
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| Great Spotted Woodpecker |
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