Gateshead and Beyond

Rare up here, a Kentish Plover at Marske luckily hung around while I was stuck at work. An early start this morning had me on the beach befo...

Some decent seawatching with a northerly bringing Iceland and Glaucous Gulls past Whitburn on the 20th. Work the next day, but the light sou...

An excellent find from Dave Foster behind the Shearwater Estate, Whitburn meant a pre-work twitch on the 17th. It flew off 10 mins after I a...

11th October  An early start and back up to Carreg Dhu where there was again no sign of the Swainson's Thrush. There were two very show...

7th October After more running around decent scope views were had of the Yellow-billed Cuckoo from the road, looking into Lower Moors. Stil...

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...