This year's "year list" started off in Northumberland, and, as you can see, Jayne and I managed a very respectable 59 species. The first birds, from 1 - 23 were seen in Warkworth, and on and around the River Coquet. Numbers 24 - 43 were seen at Cresswell Pond, and the nearby coastline. Numbers 44 - 51 were seen at St Mary's Island, numbers 52 - 57 were seen around the Priory and pier in Tynemouth, and the Coot was seen at Wetherby Service Station on the way home! The Wren was seen in Warkworth, but I forgot to add it in earlier, so I stuck it on the end of the list!
The best bird of the day was my first "lifer" of the year in the shape of a Long-billed Dowitcher that has been on Creswell Pond since late last year. The bird was on show from the hide, before being flushed by a Sparrowhawk. I didn't manage any decent photos, as it was quite distant, so here are a few on the Bird Guides website.
1 – Blackbird
2 – Jackdaw
3 – House Sparrow
4 – Woodpigeon
5 – Robin
6 – Black-headed Gull
7- Chaffinch
8 – Starling
9 – Mistle Thrush
10 – Cormorant
11- Red-breasted Merganser
12 – Mallard
13 – Grey Heron
14 – Eider Duck
15 – Feral Pigeon
16 – Goldfinch
17 – Redshank
18 – Curlew
19 – Herring Gull
20 – Magpie
21 – Common Buzzard
22 – Rook
23 – Collared Dove
24 – Whooper Swan
25 – Greenfinch
26 - Tree Sparrow
27 – Dunnock
28 – Long-billed
Dowitcher (lifer)
29 – Mute Swan
30 – Lapwing
31 – Snipe
32 – Little Grebe
33 – Pheasant
34 – Teal
35 – Wigeon
36 – Water Rail
37 – Pink-footed Goose
38 – Goldeneye
39 – Reed Bunting
40 – Sparrowhawk
41 – Oystercatcher
42 – Purple Sandpiper
43 – Great Black-backed Gull
44 – Sanderling
45 – Pied Wagtail
46 – Turnstone
47 – Dunlin
48 – Knot
49 – Ringed Plover
50 – Golden Plover
51 – Common Gull
52 – Peregrine Falcon
53 – Shag
54 – Fulmar
55 – Red-throated Diver
56 – Guillemot
57 – Kestrel
58 – Coot
59 - Wren
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