A Cory’s Shearwater flew north past Church Point at Newbiggin today. It was very close inshore!

There were also some Balearic Shearwaters seen passing Newbiggin by others at 19:15 and 19:28.

Jonathan Farooqi 

The Caspian Gull: PKCS still doing its thing in Amble Harbour tonight.  It was nice to see it for the 3rd consecutive year!

Jack Bucknall 

Mr Ring Necked Parakeet of Nuns Moor imparts some shocking news to his mate about an influx of Whinchat on other side of the Town Moor.

Peter Fletcher 

Paid a visit to Druridge Pools today and was lucky enough to see the Spotted Crake within 5 minutes! My first for donkeys years.

Stewart Sexton 

The regular adult Caspian Gull was still present on the  sand in Amble Harbour until flushed by incoming tide.

Paul Massey 

18-20th August 2017 

Rutland Water Nature Reserve, Egleton, Oakham, LE15 8BT.

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There was a Spotted Redshank, two Greenshanks and 3 Med Gulls at Budle Bay this afternoon.

Chris Knox

Two adult Purple Sandpipers have been regular on Warkworth Pier during the last week. With a bit of patience today, I managed to get some photos.

Clive Saunders

A White-rumped Sandpiper was still at St Mary’s Island at 11.50 am, but flew to distant rocks with a Dunlin flock.

Rob Stonehouse

At Northumberlandia this morning, there was a Wheatear on passage and a Spotted Flycatcher in the wood near the06 cafe – my first on patch in 7 years

Steve Holliday 

A Spotted Flycatcher was showing well with a Willow Tit, Jay and a Great Spotted Woodpecker juvenile.

Neil Cairns

The Juvenile Night Heron at Whittle Dene eventually took to the wing but couldn’t find a good spot to feed. NQS shot

Peter Fletcher

There were two Curlew Sandpipers and Two Little Stints close to the Causeway at Cresswell this afternoon.

Paul Buskin

A Long-billed Dowitcher taking-off at Boulmer this afternoon.

Rob Stonehouse

I counted 19 Mediterranean Gulls at Newbiggin today.

Steve Holliday

There was a Ruddy Shelduck still at Budle Bay this evening.

Chris Knox

Bird found yesterday. This afternoon it was seen on the beach at Seaton Point before relocating to the rocks north of Boulmer at high tide. Always distant and being chased along by the Saturday dog walkers and folks enjoying a fabulous day at the beach.

McPhillips and Saunders

A Quail has just flown in front of me on Aln Estuary, Northumberland. Now that’s something you don’t see every day! Hear yes but…

Tom Cadwallender

There were 2 Wood Sandpipers, a Ruff and Little Ringed Plover  at Druridge this afternoon.

Rob Stonehouse

A lovely Summer morning found me visiting the tern colony at the Long Nanny, where the walk through the dunes revealed 2 pairs of Stonechats, each with 3 fledged youngsters.

This species gladly now well recovered from the decline after the harsh winters earlier this decade. Skylarks now into their last month of glorious song were much in evidence with many feeding along the grassy tracks here. Two above stopped me in my tracks for ten minutes of listening pleasure! Meadow Pipits were common with 30-40 seen, many display-flighting. The fields to the west held a post-breeding flock of around 80 Curlews.

Then as a Buzzard floated past, a pair of Kestrels were mobbed noisily by a large flock of Arctic Terns. The falcons having been predating the nesting tern colony on the beach, an annual problem here.

Arriving at the wardens hut, I was greeted by the noise of 1,800 nesting Arctic Terns (warden’s count). Many bringing in Sand Eels to their young . A few dead youngsters could be seen, a result of last week’s three days of rain and cold winds from the East. Great, close views of the terns can be had here.

Also nesting here is the rarer Little Tern, with this year 25 pairs, all incubating eggs and one hatched youngster at the moment. A small flock these birds were overhead, calling loudly as they circled in what seemed like play.  The warm sun and a riot of colourful wild flowers revealed many butterflies , with my first Dark Green Fritillaries of the year seen along with dozens of Common Blues, Small Skippers, Meadow Browns and Ringlets, Small Heath and Red Admirals.

On down to Boulmer, deciding to miss nearby Low Newton where shortly afterwards a splendid White Winged Black Tern was discovered! Another rare county visitor, once common, has been frequenting the weedy ground to the north of the village , a Corn Bunting and it showed well, singing constantly in  a vain attempt to attract a mate or establish a territory late into the summer!

A.S.Jack

The summer plumaged adult White-winged Black Tern was showing very well on Newton scrape this morning. Having spent yesterday evening wandering around Druridge Bay in vain I was very pleased to finally photograph a summer adult at last.

Amazingly a different bird as eagle eyed Gary Woodburn noticed the whiter face on the Newton bird as opposed to the more pristine Druridge one. All photos heavily cropped due to distance but a stunning bird all the same. Also had the drake Scaup in Budle Bay that has been around for a while & a Whimbrel at Fenham le Moor. Managed to miss the Osprey that was seen at fenham le Moor this morning. A Hobby at Corby Crags between Alnwick & Rothbury was galling as only silhouette views from car and by time I had managed to pull in I only got a few seconds with bins. General jizz definitely a Hobby but I shall not be submitting to myself on those views!

Tim Dean

A White winged Black Tern at Druridge Pools today,  gave us quite a run around but did do one close pass.

Peter Fletcher 

There were 3 Wood Sandpipers at Backworth this afternoon.

Chris Knox

There were 3 Spoonbills at Widdrington Moor Lake today.  There was also 1 Wood Sandpiper and a Whooper Swan.

Mark Eaton

I observed a striking Glaucous Gull on the shoreline between Craster and Dunstanburgh Castle today. It’s brilliant white plumage meant it really stood out from the Gull flock.

Chris Chandler