Fantastic walk along the beach. Sandwich and I think Common Tern, Common and Artic Skua, Black-headed Herring and Lesser Black-backed Gull, Redshank, Curlew, Turnstone, Curlew, Dunlin, Red-throated Diver, Eider, Cormorant,
There were about a flock of about 50 finches in the dunes inland of the beach - I hoped for Linnets but the could all have been Goldfinches.
After I trudged quickly back down the beach South to the old harbour, little more was seen until I reached the river estuary and followed the muddy offshoot of the Coquet (locally known as the Gut, I think) towards the dune slacks overlooked by the picnic site where I had left the car. On the Gut itself there were Black-headed and Herring Gulls, lots of redshank and a single curlew. I saw one Lapwing overflying, but the walk had now turned into a bit more of a route-march to try to get back to the house at a reasonable time - and to have some breakfast!
There were about a flock of about 50 finches in the dunes inland of the beach - I hoped for Linnets but the could all have been Goldfinches.
After I trudged quickly back down the beach South to the old harbour, little more was seen until I reached the river estuary and followed the muddy offshoot of the Coquet (locally known as the Gut, I think) towards the dune slacks overlooked by the picnic site where I had left the car. On the Gut itself there were Black-headed and Herring Gulls, lots of redshank and a single curlew. I saw one Lapwing overflying, but the walk had now turned into a bit more of a route-march to try to get back to the house at a reasonable time - and to have some breakfast!
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