I'm being neglectful again. 14th August and no blog posts this month! So, whats been going on over the past fortnight? The mont...

 Its been a busy week what with Christmas preparations, visits, socialising and what not. So busy that I didn't really have time t...

 Mid July signifies the start of one of my favourite pastimes on the coast - seawatching.  In recent years we have had some great birds from...

 Sunday was a bit quiet so I got up early for a walk north along the coast to Craster. It was bright and cool with  a light S breeze. Its gr...

Another home working week of fine cold days at least meant I could get a walk in at lunchtime with Peggy. The video, if it ...

 A smart North westerly breeze this morning that seemed to rise from the arctic circle prompted a short visit to Cullernose for the fir...

Yesterday, for a brief spell the direction of the wind turned to the NW dragging me, Siren like, down to the sea.  By the time I had finishe...

 Back in September 1993 the late Andy Booth found Northumberland's first Gadfly Petrel off Hauxley. In 1996 it was accepted by BBRC...

 Its a few weeks now since I last had a seawatch, so with yesterdays low pressure settled over southern England giving us blustery, SE winds...

 Yesterday morning was spent in our usual positions eyes screwed into the scope, facing east. From the left - Sam the dog, the nicest, most ...

  The wind swung North West on Thursday evening so I popped down to Craster in the car to check it out. It was raining heavily but I...

  Manx Shearwaters N  Since Sunday the Pacific Golden Plover has a...

In recent years a new phenomena has occurred in line with new technology and new methods of communication. That is twitching seawatch bir...

Almost a year on from our near unbelievable sighting of a Giant Petrel sp off Cullernose Point, the report out today from the BBRC ( British...

The view from my Craster seawatch spot. The North East wind last night was a roaring animal, bending trees and stripping them clean of f...