Gateshead and Beyond

A superb trip up to the Aberdeen area. Arriving mid-morning in blazing sun, we headed straight for the Ythan estuary. Expecting the King Eid...

Hot and sunny at last. Still no birds, but at least some dragons are out. A trip to Kibblesworth yesterday gave the year's first Common ...

Popped up to the Wansbeck again this morning. The Bonaparte's Gull was showing well on the north shore of the estuary. Difficult to phot...

A pretty grim week. Grey skies and a cold northerly have made it feel like November, so there has been little to do other than seawatch from...

A light easterly doesn't make for great seawatching, so it was unsurprisingly quiet this morning, but the crack was good. Birding highli...

Out in the sun today. Good views of local Pied and Spotted Flycatcher, but the heavy canopy making it no good for photos. Up to the Durham...

It really felt like summer today, seawatching in a t-shirt. The birding was more summer-like too, with little moving over a flat sea. Two Ro...