Blue-headed Wagtail, Whitley Bay

Wagtail fest on Whitley Bay beach, right now! A superb Blue-headed Wagtail, a dozen or more White Wagtails, a Yellow Wagtail and even a Pied Wagtail completing the cast. Just park at St Marys and walk a couple of hundred metres south down the beach. The wagtails are feeding on the flies around the seaweed. Another reason not to clean seaweed off beaches.

Cresswell Jack & Wags

Having missed the Black-headed Wagtail yesterday I thought I would pop to Cresswell and get the Blue-headed.  It was distant (so no pics) along with at least six Yellow Wagtails. There were also two White Wagtails knocking about. What next, Citrine perhaps?

Yellow Wagtail & Friend

In front of the hide at Cresswell was a very obliging Jack Snipe.

Can you spot him?

A close up

Other birds of note were new additions to the year list; single Common Sandpiper, two Grey Partridge.

Also picked up my first Swallow for the county year list and another Blogger tick - Howdon Blogger.