Gateshead and Beyond

A quick trip up to the Northumbrian coast this morning. Started at Newton where there was a Knot, Black-tailed Godwit, Little Ringed Plover,...

With plenty of reports of fly-over Crossbill, I thought it would be worth a look around Chopwell Woods to get some on the Gateshead year lis...

It was like mail time at Hogwart's at Whitburn Obs this morning when three owls flew in off the sea. Two Long-eared and a Short-eared we...

Down to Wykeham  Forest this morning and it took just half an hour before a distant Honey Buzzard was picked up. Always very distant the bir...

With nothing at Shibdon this morning I headed straight up to Newton. The scrape here is looking superb and quickly gave 5 Ruff, 12 Black-tai...

Two bouts of seawatching today. The morning shift highlight was the 6+ White-beaked Dolphin that spent the morning just off-shore. By this e...

Another trip up to Druridge Bay this morning. A bit more at Cresswell with 2 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Little Gull, Greenshank, 2 Black-tailed G...