Gateshead and Beyond

Despite seemingly excellent conditions on Tuesday 4th September the seawatching at Whitburn was nowhere near as good as expected. The result...

After a quiet seawatch at Whitburn I popped up to Amble, where the returning Caspian Gull was in the harbour. Spending most of its time asle...

An early start for my final pelagic of the trip was greeted by fog. Not thick, but dense enough to stop us seeing and hunting down the shoal...

This was an epic day where no anchovy was safe! It was clear just a few minutes after leaving port that a lot was going on. Large numbers of...