Good day out in the Druridge Bay area today plus Woodhorn Flash.
Woodhorn Flash 8.35am no sign of the Green Winged Teal at that time but a Whooper Swan was mixing with a small group of Mute Swans, Redshanks, Little Grebes, Greylag Geese, 2 Canada Geese, Teal, Wigeon, Gadwall, Coots, Tufted Ducks, Mallard, Moorhens and a small party of Long Tailed Tits in the church yard. Heron chased around by a few crows also Kestrel in the area hovering over the fields.
On to Chevington ponds No sign of Bittern but it was being well looked out for at the time I was there. North pond Slavonian Grebe, 2 x Red Breasted Merganzers, Little Grebe, Wigeon, Mallard, Pochard, Goldeneye, Teal. Shoveler, Tufted Ducks, Coots, Moorhens, Heron, Oyster Catchers, Greylag Geese, Canada Geese, Gt B B Gulls, Curlew and Redshank. South pond 12 Whooper Swans 11 adult 1 juv, large flock of Greylag Geese. Off the sea at Chevington small parties of Common Scoters, 3 Red Throated Divers 6 to 12 feet from waters edge fishing, 2 x Red Breasted Merganzers also fishing.
70 Sanderling on the beach trying to keep their feet dry it would seem.
Druridge pool bumped into the Whooper Swan party again same crowd on the move, Tufted duck, Wigeon, Mute Swans, Canada Geese, Mallard.
Creswell Pond area never saw a Pinkfooted Goose all day till now upto 2,000 in the field south of Creswell pond. On the pond the Redhead Smew was fishing along with Red Breasted Merganzers x 2, Wigeon, Shoveler, Teal, Little Grebe, Gadwall, Mute Swan, Cormorant, Greylag Geese, Mallard, Dunlin, Redshank, Curlews coming into roost, Lapwings, Golden Plovers, nothing rare but as dusk came in it all made for a great atmosphere with all the various calls and whistling Wigeon, no Barn Owl seen on this visit, all in all a good day out.
