Seawatching...

The strong northerly winds lured us to the coast at Newbiggin for a few hours this morning (08:35-11:35). Despite it being freezing cold and wind the occasional blizzard there was a great variety of birds including good numbers of Little Auks, a late Sandwich Tern and my best ever seawatching count of 23 Long-tailed Ducks...

206 Little Auks

23 Long-tailed Ducks

68 Wigeon

28 Goldeneye

18 Mallard

3 Velvet Scoter

6 Mediterranean Gull

14 Red-throated Diver

202 Pink-footed Goose

1 Kingfisher

14 Common Scoter

6 Gannet

2 Kittiwake

15 Eider

18 Guillemot

5 Red-breasted Merganser

1 Goosander

4 Teal

13 Pale-bellied Brent Goose

1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose

1 Sandwich Tern

2 Shelduck