Tonight I clocked off work an hour early to join the assembled masses on Church Point, Newbiggin. I was once a true regular here but since migrating north, I only visit once or twice a year. Now I like to think of myself as 'an old hand'...no remarks out there please...
Between 4pm and 6pm in a light N3 in ideal viewing dull overcast conditions, we had -
Manx Shearwater 113 N
Arctic Skua 7
Mediterranean Gull 3, 2fw and a 2w
Whimbrel 1 S
Arctic Tern 1 ad N
Red throated Diver 2 on the sea
Bonxie 5 N
Sabine's Gull 1 ad summer N, oh yes, a cracker. Later seen at Druridge by Ipin.
Common Scoter 16 N
Scaup 1 drake N with Common Scoter.
Red necked Grebe 1 in partial summer plumage on the sea close in.
Teal 11 N
Sooty Shearwater 1 N
Puffin 6+ N
Comiserations to RF who missed the Sabine's TWICE in two hours. The call of 'Large shearwater' went up too just as I was scoping the Sabine's, but no one could clinch its id as it was too far north ...
A good way to spend two hours I think...
Hi Stewart,You must not have heard me confirm the large shearwater as definitley a Cory's,cracking days seawatch
ReplyDeleteBrian
Roger got onto Sab's tonight as two more one adult one juvenile were lingering with kittiwake on sea.
ReplyDeleteNo better way than to spend 2 hours, Stewart. Brill stuff.
ReplyDeleteYou left just a bit too soon for the Little Auk...
ReplyDeleteA thoroughly enjoyable couple of hours yesterday morning and evening.
ReplyDeleteBuggered if I could tell a Wigeon from a Pigeon if they were out at sea!! An alien enviroment for me. :-)
ReplyDeletewas an excellent days watching
ReplyDeleteBrian - Sorry Brian...
ReplyDeleteAT - Phew....
Dean - Yes, I do like seawatching...
Martin - I see that. A few been seen now..I'll get a few thousand in November hopefully!
BB - Here here.
Warren - Wigeons are the ones that look like ducks :)
SO - Yep...
Cheers all...