Gateshead and Beyond

Too lazy to do Gateshead this morning, but a quick look at Shibdon on the way to work gave a cracking Water Rail just in front of the hide. ...

Started at Newton, where there were already a fair few watching the Lesser Grey Shrike from the car park. The bird showed well down to about...

Another look around Gateshead. Watergate had 1 Little Grebe on the pond with little else. 1 Curlew, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 Redpoll were fly ...

A spin around Gateshead this morning. Watergate had 2 adult Mediterranean Gull, 2 Water Rail, 13 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Grebe and 2 Grey Wa...

With blue sky instead of the expected rain, I headed back up to Stag Rocks. The gull flock has shrank and it looks like the Bonaparte's ...

A trip back up to Long Nanny in a howling westerly. No luck with yesterday's reported Shore Lark, but a good selection of winter birds. ...

Frost on the car this morning. A great day for standing on the beach, in the cold, watching people run around, shouting while their dogs shi...