Went into Hecho Valley today with the hope of hopefully getting a glimpse of a Wallcreeper, we only had this male down to about 20 foot away for over 45 minutes, singing and catching food,preening. Mind absolutely blown 🤯 My N°1 birding highlight in my life full stop!!!!!!

Nice few hours at Church point this afternoon 1 BTDiver, showing a bit summer plumage, pictured 3 GND 1 poss W B Diver 1 juv L.T.Skua 1 SEO in off 1 Little Auk 3 Little Gull Weather looks superb for next few days and I'm unfortunately at work, absolutely gutted 😢😢

If this is true, Nutcracker must surely be found in the U.K in the next few days!!

Holy island today, unfortunately no OBP for me or Richards Pipit but personal totals of 9 YBW across the island, SEO, Bramblings, 5 Redstart, 1000+ Song Thrush, no Redwings, good day but felt there was bigger to get!!

A tad disappointed today, promising weather but nothing to show for it, walked golf course twice but only had 1 Chiffchaff! Earlier was OK with this Juvenile Sabines Gull through and 2 Mealy Redpoll on Church point, maybe tomorrow 🤞

Easterly winds on Tue you say!!!!!!

Just a brief window but hopefully a few migrants will arrive on this easterly, may be the only one of the Autumn going off the last few weeks!!

Who's waving silly little flags now eh? @AshingtonGary 🤣🤣

Another great day at Bridges of Ross yesterday 7 Long-tailed Skua (6 juv + 1 ad) 3 Wilson’s Storm Petrel 41 Leach’s Storm Petrel 3 Storm Petrel 19 Sabine’s Gull 53 Grey Phalarope 2 Pomarine Skua 97 Cory’s Shearwater 3 Great Shearwater 137 Sooty Shearwater 1 juv Little Gull

Anyone hear the story of the 3 Geordie Seawatchers who went to Bridges of Ross for a seawatching trip, nipped away for 20 mins for a coffee and a pie and missed a Barolos and a Feas 😢 😓

What a bloody morning!! Bridges of ross 06:30-13:30 1 Wilsons Petrel 6 Leach's Petrel 30 Storm Petrel 25 Great Shearwater 500 Sooty Shearwater 300 Cory's Shearwater 3 Sabines Gull (all juvs) 8 Grey Phalarope 1 Pomarine Skua 7 Bonxie 15 Arctic Skua

Last 1hr at Bridges tonight was hopefully the start of a great few days 1 Leach's Petrel 15 Storm Petrel 2 Great Shearwater 6 Cory's Shearwater 150 Sooty Shearwater Tonnes Manx 1 Pom Skua 1 Bonxie 6 Arctic Skua

Just Booked to go across to the Bridges of Ross for a couple of days seawatching, hopefully forecast holds as it looks canny for Mon and Tue 🤞bring on the Barolo's and South Polars!!!

Back at Newbiggin tonight, this 1w Red Backed Shrike was the highlight and a redstart was new from this morning, Pied Flycatcher and spotted Flycatcher remained! Still easterly and heavy rain tonight, fingers crossed 🤞

East coast drift migration, absolutely love it! This morning at Newbiggin had Pied Fly, Spotted Fly, Reed warbler and Garden Warbler along the Ash lagoon bank, I had hoped for a Greenish or Wryneck!!

Since when has football become a game where as soon is someone is touched they fall to the floor, that is never a pen, absolutely gutted for the Toon!!

Back to Newbiggin Church point this morning 6:30-9.00 2 Cory's Shearwater this bird passed very close allowing pics and video 3 Sooty Shearwater 5 Manx Shearwater 3 Bonxie 4 Arctic Skua 1 Little Gull Think that's the end of it for this blow!!

This afternoon's seawatch was a little bit better 15:00-18:00 1 Great Shearwater 2 Sooty Shearwater 5 Manx Shearwater 6 Arctic Skua 1 Juv Little Gull Lots more Kittiwake moving Try again tomorrow

6:00-10:00 Newbiggin Church Point 4 Sooty Shearwater 6 Manx Shearwater 2 Bonxie 1 Arctic Skua 1 Ruff 70 Teal 9 R T Diver Very disappointing!! Easterlies and a bit rain on Tue/Wed tho 🤞🤞

Horse field at Castle Island with loads of Pied Wagtail in came up trumps with 4 Yellow Wagtail in, another first for me at this site, that's cuckoo, Marsh Harrier and Yellow Wagtail in the last 5 days!!

At long a last, a chance for a seawatch in the North Sea!!