Sunday, 7 September 2014 In the Tyne river mouth this morning my records noted 280 herring gulls, including 110 juveniles. There were 53 great black-backed gulls (a single juvenile), a lone immature drake eider and almost two hundred black-headed gulls. Several oystercatchers walked the rocks. There must have been two or three swallows passing through, although only one was seen – others were heard. A skylark called overhead as did several passage pipits (most likely meadow pipits). No terns were seen again – where are they? Dan Turner
