Druridge Bay<\/a> and southeast Northumberland.<\/p>\nThe weather forecast had shown the edge of the rain staying south of Newcastle all day, so that should have been alright…<\/p>\n
As it turned out, we had rain for a good chunk of the day, but the birdwatching was still excellent.\u00a0 From Black-headed Gulls<\/strong><\/em>, and a lesson on moult and ageing, Mediterranean Gulls<\/strong><\/em> scavenging in the Church Point car park, 4 Short-eared Owls<\/strong><\/em> and a Hen Harrier<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0quartering the ash lagoon bank, a Sparrowhawk<\/strong><\/em> hunting as a group of Starlings<\/strong><\/em> came swirling in to roost, a tiny Goldcrest<\/strong><\/em> flitting about in a windswept Willow, a skittish Water Rail<\/strong><\/em> apparently struggling to summon the courage to run across the gap between\u00a0reedbeds, a thousand Pink-footed Geese<\/strong><\/em> flying in at dusk, 300 Barnacle Geese<\/em><\/strong> taking to the air together, all the way to the finale of the trip as a Bittern<\/strong><\/em> flew between the north and south pools at East Chevington as dark descended, it was another day of outstanding experiences.<\/p>\nAnd tomorrow…is another day \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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