Up to the North East for the weekend to celebrate my Grandma's 100th birthday, happy birthday Grandma! Took the opportunity to get out & about, and popped across to St Mary's Island (Whitley Birder's home patch) at low tide & with a strong Easterly breeze & a heavy sea fret there was little about. To the left of the causeway we spotted Curlew, Rock Pipit, Turnstone, a group of Eider on the water & skylark audible inland. A pitstop at Castaways, Seaton Sluice for soup & pudding then a quick look around the harbour, not much about other than Starlings lining the fence. We continued up the coast to Blyth Harbour to chance a sighting of the Seal but no luck there, we did manage a few decent shots of the Eider, about 9 in total, and a few greedy Gulls too. 
I didn't realise that this Starling was ringed until I reviewed my pics.
At Seahouses harbour we spotted loads of Eider, a beautiful looking duck if ever I saw one. The birds in the harbour were predominantly females performing creche duties whilst the males gathered to the north of the harbour in their winter plumage. 
Other birds on the rocks included a group of Starlings, this one kindly posed atop seaweed strewn rocks with the Farne Islands in the background.
I think these are juvenile Pipits (not sure which one) perched on the edge of an overgrown container overlooking the bay.
Black Headed Gull, Longstone Lighthouse in the background.
