White rumped- sandpiper

I had planned to go to Hartlepool area birding today, but I had to wait for a plumber to call and fix a small leak, so it was 11am when I arrived at the Headland. Nice sunshine but a strong cool breeze.
Cormorants and great black backed gulls were sharing the same piece of exposed rock.

Eiders were off shore and I could hear terns calling. The terns were standing on some exposed rocks but were too far away for a decent photo. A flock of starlings were on the breakwater wall.

Further along I walked out on the Pilots Pier, from where I could see terns fishing.

A guillemot was feeding its young

The tide was well out at Newburn Bridge, and people were walking their dogs on the beach so there were no birds about. The road to North Gare was my next venue, from where I saw this curlew

Nothing of interest down the Zinc road, so I went to Dormans Pool for lunch. Lots of great black backed gulls, greylag geese, black tailed godwits, teal, mallard, shoveler and ringed plovers.

Phil Stead hide was my next stop and as I walked in and sat at the back on the only empty seat I saw this bird

Not a very good photo as I was hand holding my camera, trying to peer over someones shoulder, then someone walked in front of me so that they could have a better view, never mind me. Then something spooked the birds and the white rumped-sandpiper flew off.

I vsited the other hides and saw these ruff from Saltholme Pools hide.

As I came out of the hide this bird was perched on a nearby post.

A very nice day.