14-05-07 Druridge Area

This morning I went to St Mary’s & Seaton Sluice to seawatch plenty of Gannets moving but only a couple of Manx but I did have my first Arctic Skua of the year.
Later I drove to Druridge via Cresswell two Wheatears and a single Whimbrel in the field to the North and 6 Dunlin in the East corner, Druridge pools held the Green Winged Teal /Teal but it spent most of the time asleep and did not give good views, on to the main pools 26 Dunlin and two Little Stints with also a very nice Curlew Sandpiper, and to top it off a Wood Sandpiper a good couple of hours spent here, a carrion Crow dropped onto the tin roof and scuttled across giving me such jerk back to reality. Digiscoped image Dunlin
Digiscoped image Curlew Sandpiper
Digiscoped image Two Little Stints
Wheatear Cresswell
Curlew Sandpiper Druridge Pools