After taking a rather long time to spot some isolated sanderling and black headed gulls on the beach, where the main life forms were canine, we got a nice view of several pairs of eider duck in the harbour, where they were clearly begging for scraps as they bobbed around.
I was actually hoping to capture their cooing call which one member of the group aptly described as a Frankie Howerd imitation.
Things got even better when we walked along the estuary as a wide variety of species appeared, notably shelduck, teal, curlew, oystercatcher and goldfinch, as well as a grey seal that popped its head out a couple of times.
Having missed it on the Tyne at Hexham last winter, I was particularly pleased to get a reasonable sighting of a red-breasted merganser once it moved over into the river.
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| Red-breasted Merganser |
This one appears to be imitating Boris Johnson.
Of the avocets however, there was no sign.
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