Gateshead and Beyond

The autumn that keeps giving. I was mooching around the seafront at Redcar this morning when we got news that the Pied Wheatear had been re-...

A pleasant late autumn seawatch from Whitburn this morning, with boat-loads of Pink-footed Geese heading south. Full results here. From he...

Too late to get to Holy Island on Tuesday for the Siberian Accentor before dark, I was there, stumbling around in the dunes well before dawn...

Back home after yesterday's marathon train journey. Up to Newton this morning, where I eventually picked up the Baird's Sandpiper. U...

Last day on Scilly, so headed up to Carreg Dhu in hope that the mystery warbler would show. No sign, but I did have 2 Firecrest and a Yellow...

With nothing happening this morning I shamelessly twitched a Mandarin on St Agnes. On view on arrival, it was looking good until it moved an...

Still quiet on Scilly. Tuesday and Wednesday were spent pottering around on St Agnes and Tresco with little to show for it. Today it was bac...