Barry Stidolph

Marsh Sandpiper Boldon Flats

2nd winter Iceland Gull Marine Park lake.

SEO south off Whitburn Steel.

Boldon Flats 2 curlew sands and juv Little Stint.

2 adt Roseate Terns in tern flock at the steel.

Boldon Flats 2 curlew sandpiper, common sandpiper, 2 greenshank, 1 wood sandpiper, 1 green sandpiper (flyover), 25 dunlin, 2 LRP, 5 RP and 42 lapwing, 5 curlew

Wood sandpiper count was 6/7 and 3 curlew sand’s on the Flats . Currently 5 wood sands on view on the flats. Everything else on the flash

Boldon Flats at least 5/6 wood sands, 2 curlew sands, c20 dunlin, 2 greenshank, c4 LRP, c10 RP. Birds flew off towards the flash.

Academy Flash 2 curlew sands, 2 ruff, 12 dunlin, 3 RP, 4 LRP and 5 black tailed godwits

Boldon Flats 22 dunlin, 3 LRP, 2 curlew sands and 12 black tailed godwits.

Marsh Harrier with broken leg over my garden now heading to Cleadon Hills mobbed by sparrowhawk.

Yes same bird Peter.

Marsh Harrier hunting Flash Field now.

Flats update 2 ruff, 3 avocets, 4 snipe, 6 black tailed godwits, greenshank, 27 curlew, 58 lapwing, sparrowhawk, Whinchat and kestrel.

Boldon Flats 2 ruff, 3 black tailed godwits and 3 avocets.

Steel high tide roost contained 100 oystercatchers, c 100 redshank, 62 turnstone, 1 dunlin, 2 curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 greenshank and a summer plumage Bar tailed godwit.

Summer plumage Grey Plover on the Steel along with usual waders and terns.

Boldon Flats 8 green sandpipers, 1 black tailed godwit and 5 avocets.

Boldon Flats 5 green sandpipers, 5 snipe and a greenshank.

Whitburn Steel 5 whimbrel, c300 goldies, 48 curlew, 45 turnstone, 83 oystercatchers ( 1 Norwegian rung bird white on green ring could not read!), c90 redshank and much smaller numbers of dunlin, Sanderling and ringed plover. 1 adult + 1 juv Roseate Tern in tern flock.