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Its Scarce...and not very Prominent. - Scarce Prominent Odontosia carmelita Howick 26/04/25 I began moth trapping when we moved in here in 2009. Over the years, the garden list has steadil...
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Festive greetings and seasonal summary - Hello and welcome to our end of season blog which we are delighted to begin wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Once again, we were thrille...4 months ago
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Delightful drizzle; Otter mini-Safari 01/04/2024 - I ‘phoned Helen on Monday morning to check that everything was still ok for the evenings excursion searching for Otters. It was raining quite hard, and vis...1 year ago
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Can't see the Hawfinch for the trees! - But of all the months when earth is greener Not one has green skies that are cleaner. Clean and clear and sweet and cold, They shine above the earth so ...
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Blog Post: The Week of Waders - Image Credit: John Bridges, RSPB Images Just to keep you on your toes, we are officially halfway through September. Whist the sun is still shining beautifu...1 year ago
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And it was all yellow... - Hot on the heals of last month's patch tick (Night Heron), along came another on Saturday evening. Yellow-legged Gull - a spanking adult on the beach at ...
1 year ago -
October Birding - Now into a 2nd period of having one of the kids in 'close contact isolation' so Autumn continues to be snatched moments here and there. Newbiggin has as...
4 years ago -
Dinnington History - An excellent book published by local historian Miles Watson and includes an eight page chapter on Prestwick Carr a bargain at £7.50 for 151 pages on sale ...
5 years ago -
Recents... - A little relaxing in Portugal... A little relaxing... in Newbiggin A morning visit to Hornsea... An afternoon visit to Saltholme... Then back i...
5 years ago -
Christmas Day in Paradise - We enjoyed Grenada, but the next island was calling so it was time to move on and off we sailed further north to a island called Carriacou. It was a great s...
6 years ago -
First Minke whale of the season! - Hey everyone! My first shift on board the DFDS King Seaways is already coming to end! It has been an exciting 2 weeks, with stormy days, extremely misty da...7 years ago
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Big Waters - 28 May 2017 - Arrived at Big Waters on Sunday about 10 minutes late so decided to just wander round concentrating on ground level for a change so here are a few pictures...
7 years ago -
St. Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle - Just a short wander around Kirkharle this morning. Bright sunshine but still a few hailstone surviving in the shadows. Did a pencil sketch of St. Wilfrid's ...
8 years ago -
What goes around comes around. - I'm blogging this as I've never seen the likes before and confirms how clever/clued up the adults birds are here. Today I had't to venture over the wate...
8 years ago -
Mull Hen Harrier Day 2016 - A few photos from the 2016 Mull Hen Harrier Day at Craignure Bunkhouse. Despite the weather people braved it and those who went off with Nature Scotland to...
8 years ago -
Mallorca April 2016 Part 2 - 13th April 2016 Common Sandpipers in good numbers this one of three looking over from a roadside bridge Lesser Emperor on the sea shore and odd place ...
8 years ago -
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Blackcap giving it what for...... - Recording made this morning from my garden of a Blackcap. It's been singing very intensely since arriving back from it's wintering quarters. Blackcap
9 years ago -
Happy New Year.. - Happy New Year and all that... Here are a few things I've been getting up to in the last couple of months, which really isn't a lot thanks to exams! Some...
9 years ago -
Flying Visit.... - I made a flying visit to the scrapes this afternoon. The highlight was seeing a blackwit, barwit and knot all in the same scope view, and all resplendent i...9 years ago
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30 Days of Wild - Day 8 - The Skylark - At this time of year, the Northumbrian hills, meadows, grassland, farmland and dunes are full of song. One song dominates all, usually heard from high...
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Happy New Year! - Its been a slow start to the New Year although over the next week or two I'll be bringing you all the highlights from the 2014 Farnes season (just to get y...10 years ago
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Birdtable Brambling - The covering of snow was enough to see my car unable to get out the drive, so a rare day off work meant I could see the birds using the feeders that are co...
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Goodbye BND? hello WBD :-) - After a number of near misses, I finally caught up with the *Bottlenose Dolphins* on Thursday 5th June, and tracked their movement down the coast from Newb...10 years ago
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Last post on this blog - Well its goodbye to my Gateshead blog :( and hello to my new blog :) you can find it here reservoirbirder.blogspot.co.uk thanks for looking at my gateshead...
10 years ago -
The Last Post - Due to several reasons but especially as more and more people are now using social media to inform everyone of their sightings, fewer numbers are now exami...
11 years ago -
Glengorm Sunset - 12th October 2013 - Fantastic weather on Mull in the last couple of days. Here is yesterdays sunset from Glengorm.
11 years ago -
Kingfisher at Far Pasture - Had a great morning out along the Derwent Walk today with my 18 month old nephew Jake and my 76 year old mother, both of whom got to see there first red ki...
11 years ago -
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