Gateshead and Beyond

My first seawatch of the year from Whitburn this morning was a bit slow. A Puffin north and a Long-tailed Duck south were the highlights. Ev...

A grey and windy day today. No sign of any Black Grouse at Derwent Reservoir, but a Dipper performed well at Carrick's picnic site. A qu...

Back up to Northumberland this morning for a few that I missed the other day. A slightly earlier start meant the geese were still at Budle B...

Teesside today with mixed success. A frozen Greenabella first thing was deserted, other than a Little Egret, so we moved on to Saltholme. Th...

The bird of the day was almost the first that I saw. A second look at what I took as a Wood Pigeon sitting on a wall by the road from Seahou...

A trip over the river to southern Northumberland today started at North Shields Fish Quay. As I shut the car door the Iceland Gull flew past...

Spent the morning staring at a field of Kale just south of Bridlington. Other than Kale I did see 5 Linnet, 1 Meadow Pipit and a Buzzard ove...