Getting Around

Hadston

Newbiggin

Couldn't match AP's 5 but nice to see. Also some lucky observers had Redstart on my patch.

Very Low

Chevington

St Mary's

I'm sure someone will have said this already but is this a 'Planksy'?

High Tide

Turnstone

North Shields Pier

Spotted!

Always a pleasant surprise to come across a Spotted Flycatcher on the patch.

Blackcap

Roe Deer

Brooklime?

(will look it up and correct later.)

Another Whinchat (Cresswell this time).

Getting Twitchy?

8 Ruddy Shelduck

Saw these at Druridge earlier in the week. Today they were on N Pool, East Chevington.

Ruff

Whinchat

Headed for an early start at Newbiggin. Lagoon banks alive with family groups of common birds. Whinchat my target bird for the day and bingo, crossing the golf course an early success.

(Wish it worked every time.)

Wood Sand and Ruff at Druridge, caffeine stop and on to Chev. Here a juv. Marsh Harrier put on a good display. Apparently the young male (1cy) managed to fledge two young from two nests. One of the juveniles is clearly a female because it is huge.

Migrant Hawker

Surprised to find this Hawker in blustery conditions at Chev. Sadly couldn't get the side on photos but hope someone can help clinch the ID?

Thanks to JA and Chris for ID!

Between the Showers

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow-underwing

(Noctua janthe)

Black Tern

LOL moment

Great Day for Waders

25 Snipe causeway pool Cresswell

30+ Snipe Budge Field

Also at Druridge; Greenshank, Spotted Redshank, 2+ Ruff 12 Redshank and 50 Dunlin

Garden, Mega, Lifer!

No not these!

Get your field guides out for this one! (Not in my garden!)

Agrimony

(Not in my garden!)

Interesting Food Chain

Harvestman (?) eats Moth

Harvestman parasitised by Red Mite

Yes

White-letter Hairstreak

(I hope my ID is correct.)

On my neighbours car. A little worn sadly but it is the first I've seen.

August Already

Sea Slater

Recently fledged Reed Bunting

GWE heading N from Chev this morning.

Juv Marsh Harrier

This tiny moth (less than 10mm)was tricky to pin down. I think it is a leaf miner. Phyllonorycter?

perhaps Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae. I have contacted TT for help. Thanks to Tom he suggested Phyllonorycter rajella.

All five common tern species on the beach. (Common, Arctic, Sandwich, Little and Roseate). One Roseate had metal ring on right leg the other on left leg. Another one this morning had one ring on each leg and a lot of red on the bill.

Think this is ...

Common White Wave

Cabera pusaria