Gateshead and Beyond

After this morning's seawatch was spoilt by fog, I headed down to Hartlepool for another look at the Quail. It has taken to popping unde...

Stuck at work while photo after photo of the Quail at Hartlepool forced me to drive down this evening. Cold and gloomy, it was a long wait b...

A after-work trip up to Druridge with fairly close views of the smart Pectoral Sandpiper. An excellent supporting cast of Glossy Ibis, Littl...

A quiet seawatch from Whitburn this morning saved by 30+ Bottlenose Dolphin heading north, the rear-guard continuously breaching as they pas...

Seawatching from Whitburn over the last couple of days has been dominated by a northerly wind. Good numbers of birds, with Great Northern Di...

Two Avocet were found on the Tyne at Dunston this morning by RSPB staff viewing from the north bank. Messages from Ross A and Michael F had ...

While I was having a second breakfast following seawatching, Paul D was digging out a pair of Garganey from the vegetation at Lamesley. Sp...