Crane takes the strain
A morning outing to Newbiggin failed to connect me with a county tick - the western bonellis warbler had stopped singing and showing some 15 minutes before my arrival - just over 2 hours vigil was...
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Time for a quick chat
Delighted to finally add Woodchat Shrike to my County list this afternoon - a species I've seen three times in neighbouring Durham and others elsewhere. Albeit very distant, and a record shot only...
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Headed north mid morning after the heavy rain took a break, with Beadnell Bay being the first port of call. The Lesser Yellowlegs, albeit distant, was readily available on the flash north of the Long...
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After the relative excitement of Yank waders yesterday, Sunday was a more relaxed affair, with pedal power utilised rather than petrol. West Hartford - Arcot - West Hartford via a few urban stops...
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Foraging in the South West
A venture South West today in glorious conditions... Allen Banks / Morralee Wood provided all target species - Pied Flycatcher (2 males), Redstart and Wood Warbler.Further south, a family party of Ring...
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Small bite
A convenient concert in Manchester permitted an unanticipated lifer today, with a reclusive male Little Bittern at Elton Reservior. Smaller than a mallard...The LB was in the willow scrub just right of...
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A quiet June for me - predominanly lacking luck:Great Reed Warbler - dipped on the flowing morningBlack-winged Pratincole - like many, arrived in the Bay to late.Highlights? Few and far between - The...
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Re-tern
With Mark missing out on the Bridled Tern in 2013, this weekend seemed good enough to right the wrong - so with a 12:15 departure we were off on the tourist trip round the Farnes, eventually landing on...
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Cramlington action...
Caught up with Barn Owl at West Hartford this week after many failed attempts over the last two...A greenshank on Thursday was good too - WH looks good for waders.Saturday morning was call about seeing...
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Courtesy of LiverB, garganey today, again at Arcot. No sign of the scoter but that perhaps was not expected. A water rail made a brief appearance though...
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Hot under the collar
Unexpected pre-work trip for the Collared Pratincole at Castle Island!
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A leg to stand on
Nightshift sleeps interrupted with noisy school kids on holiday - a quick glance at the phone and news of a Stilt Sandpiper at Cresswell. Bingo.As far away as it could be, but a cracking county second,...
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Entirely unexpected, not the bird, the views."Showing Well"mmm...Still, nice to get another go at the Stilt Sandpiper this morning, tucked in with Lapwing on the Budge Field. A few Snipe and a Little...
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Territory birding
A casual week or so in Bermuda is resulting in few birds - while white-tailed tropic birds cruise the coast like black-headed gulls, there isn't much else of note so far! Lesser and greater yellowlegs...
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County Casp Catchup...
Flew back from Bermuda on Thursday evening, arriving London on Friday morning - a couple of train journeys, a ride on the metro to pick the car up - home for a couple of cups of coffee then up the road...
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A few from the triangle
Great KiskadeeWhite-tailed Tropicbird - "long tail" to the localsGrey CatbirdImmature Yellow-crowned Night Heron & Green Heron
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Some sky watching from the garden this evening as hundreds of black-headed gull fed on flying ants. A couple of highlights during the hour (1830-1930): my first "over the house" Mediterranean Gull (and...
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Winging it.
Headed back to Amble this afternoon to have another look at the third year Caspian Gull. Ever-present but again frustrating as it opted to stand up a height, be it on rooftops or flag poles.Tricky to...
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Fea's!!!
Newbiggin a few minutes ago!!!Can't quite believe that that happened... Great crack waiting for the Fea's to fly past having watched updates from the east coast. An adult Sabine's gull and a steady...
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