Gateshead and Beyond

With work closed due to it nearly being Santa's birthday, I headed south to year tick Bewick's Swan. Not really knowing where to go ...

A morning seawatch did not produce the big displacement of birds following the storms, Great Northern Diver and Velvet Scoter the highlights...

Got down to Lamesley this morning, despite shredding a tyre driving over Pennyfine Road. The Barnacle Goose found yesterday was still feedin...

A quiet couple of weeks. I have put in some effort around Gateshead, but without success. Today I headed to Whitburn at first light in the...

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 ...