Birdlife in Seahouses

Flying visit to my home county of Northumberland with a view to lots of walking, northern ales, and a spot of birdwatching.

Kittiwake — Kittiwakes – Rissa tridactyla

Fulmar — Fulmar – Procellaria glacialis

Adult American Black Tern — Adult American Black Tern – Third season at Little Nanny, ought to be in northern USA/Canada at this time of year

Male Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea - The "Sea Swallow" — Male Arctic Tern – Sterna paradisaea – The “Sea Swallow”

Female Arctic Tern

Arctic Tern carrying sand eel — Arctic Tern carrying sand eel to female as nuptial gift

Courting Arctic Terns

Mating Arctic Terns

American Black Tern — Third season for a rare adult American Black Tern in Northumberland

Juvenile Stonechat

Daddy Stonechat

Sandwich Terns

Little Tern

Female Wheatear — Female Wheatear at RSPB Saltholme, but also seen at Seahouses

1st Winter juvenile Herring Gull — Juvenile Herring Gull, Larus argentatus

Sanderlings in flight

Juvenile male Eider Duck

Female Eider

Male Eider Duck

Eider Duck scratching

We have recorded 50 avian species in Northumberland in first part of 2022 trip, prior to our planned boat trips.

Wall butterfly — Not a bird – a Wall Brown butterfly – Lasiommata megera