Northumberland

For the next part of our trip we spent a couple of days in Northumberland enjoying the landscape and seeing a few different birds to those we had seen at Spurn. We were based in Seahouses and the main reason for that being, of course, the Eiders showing exceptionally well as usual, even letting us feed them by hand

-Eider

On our way up north we called in at Cresswell Pond to see the Long-billed Dowitcher that had been seen there. It was a pain to find amongst the throngs of Common Redshank but we eventually obtained some nice views, my second of this species at this site alone. There were also a few other nice species on offer here, including two Long-tailed Duck on the pond, as well as Scaup and then Twite, Whooper Swans and Barnacle Geese in the nearby fields.

-Long-billed Dowitcher

-Long-tailed Duck

For our full day in the region we headed to Lindisfarne for a days birding. Although there was nothing exceptional on the island we enjoyed some excellent birding in windy conditions. Two Barn Swallows were something of a surprise, flying over the islands pond. We also had some nice views of Red-throated Diver, Red-breasted Merganser and Pale-bellied Brent Geese.

-Northern Lapwing

-Sanderling

-Pale-bellied Brent Geese

Species List:

Cresswell Pond NWT: Whooper Swan, Mute Swan, Greylag Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Canada Goose, Barnacle Goose, Eurasian Wigeon, Mallard, Eurasian Teal, Tufted Duck, Greater Scaup, Long-tailed Duck, Common Goldeneye, Common Pheasant, Little Grebe, Stock Dove, Water Rail, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Oystercatcher, European Golden Plover, Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Curlew, Ruddy Turnstone, Dunlin, Long-billed Dowitcher, Common Snipe, Common Redshank, Black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, European Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Great Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Common Blackbird, European Robin, European Stonechat, Dunnock, Twite, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting,

Lindisfarne: Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Mute Swan, Mute Swan, Northern Shoveler, Mallard, Eurasian Teal, Common Eider, Common Scoter, Red-breasted Merganser, Common Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Common Woodpigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Grey Plover, Northern Lapwing, Common Ringed Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot, Sanderling, Dunlin, Common Snipe, Common Redshank, Common Guillemot, Black-legged Kittiwake, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Red-throated Diver, Northern Gannet, Great Cormorant, European Shag, Grey Heron, Little Egret, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Barn Swallow, Long-tailed Tit, Goldcrest, Wren, Starling, Redwing, Common Blackbird, European Robin, European Stonechat, House Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Eurasian Rock Pipit, Chaffinch, Linnet, Goldfinch,