Gateshead and Beyond

30th September The trip over on the Scillonian III was uneventful, with just 2 Bonxie and a few Meadow Pipit resting on the boat. Arrived t...

This year's trip to Scilly for four pelagic trips 15th-18th August were good, but lacked the big numbers of large shearwaters from last ...

I've neglected the blog for a while, so here's a quick run through the summer. An excellent find by Phil B, plus follow-up from ...

The Baikal Teal moving from Cambridgeshire to Yorkshire was welcome, but work meant I was unable to get down until Tuesday 28th May. An earl...

A steady seawatch at Whitburn this morning, then down to Saltholme. A Little Stint was distantly on show on the causeway rom the road. Into ...

A couple of local Long-eared Owl. Seem to be found in almost every suitable habitat locally, but not normally showing so well! Long-eare...

My first visit to Shetland could easily have gone badly. Arriving from the ferry at Tresta to negative news, a further 90 mins of searching ...