I awoke at 2am to a message "Looks like the Mockingbird has come up to you!"
A bleary-eyed scroll through Twitter and RBA had me wide awake and up to Newbiggin early doors. A lack of birders on site and lack of news was unnerving. The odds of a dip and further frustration was enhanced when we found out that the owner of the 'lucky' property was reluctant to release details of the address until after the weekend.
Luckily, while we walked the streets Alan Tilmouth did some superb detective work, tracking down the bird and arranging access. Just a few hours later we were enjoying fantastic views of something I never envisioned seeing in Northumberland.
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| Northern Mockingbird |
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During breaks in pounding the streets the Black/Grey-headed Wagtail performed at Bothal and a confiding Ring Ouzel was in a horse paddock to the north of Newbiggin.
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| The Wagtail |
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| Ring Ouzel |
A fly-over Whimbrel back at Lamesley topped off an excellent day.
