Gateshead and Beyond

An emergency holiday was put in and I was back down at Brotton before first light. A crowd of 50 or so were waiting for the best part of an ...

Spent this afternoon dipping the Eastern Crowned Warbler at Brotton. I did see the bird, but just fleeting views in silhouette and I can...

Got a text from George this morning saying there was a Dipper at Shibdon- only the 2nd ever at the site. Unfortunately I was seawatching at ...

Started the day at Whitburn with a seawatch, but after an hour with just a handful of Red-throated Diver I headed for another look at the pi...

For ten hours on the train from Penzance yesterday I was bombarded with news of the Olive-backed Pipit and Rough-legged Buzzard. I slept wit...

The wild weather blew through early this morning, but sadly didn't drop a load of new birds. With fabulous weather again we covered the ...

Today we covered the north of the island for scant reward. Snow Bunting, 2 Whimbrel, Sandwich Tern and 2 Firecrest were the star birds of th...