At the Howick house tonight at dusk it was a very mild 14 degrees. Two Pipistrelles fittered around the garden, my first mammal tick and my...

A short lunchtime stop at Bothal pond hoping for some spring migrants. Unfortunately I had to make do with the locals and didn't even ge...

Today the sun shone and the sky was clear and blue, even though it was still quite cold. It was much better than the freezing gales yesterd...

Nearly.... Above - On the way home from work these two summer plumaged Mediterranean Gulls caught my eye on the River Coquet when I was stuc...

Spring is the time when all things begin a re-awakening. For some things, such as Dippers or Crossbills, 'spring' starts as early as...

Today, and for the past few days, I've been seeing mostly, nowt. Here is what I have not seen this week.... No Ravens at all. Dave Ellio...

Common Quaker ... Yellow Horned . Yellow Horned is a new one on me. The background is getting a bit monotonous now so I think I might start ...

What a lovely spring day today. It was made even better when I was knocking a batch of skimming plaster up and I heard the Raven call. I lo...

My friends Ian Fisher and Richard Dunn have recently been to Japan on a birding trip. Look out on their websites (link right) for some pics....

Working at the house this morning and I had just taken a break outside when I heard it call, softly, deep and woody from behind the copse ne...

In the new house at 6pm this evening pondering on decorating, when the distinctive trumpeting of Whooper Swans had me dashing to the window ...

Two I can identify. On special offer at the Spar shop today were one each of - March Moth ... And Hebrew Character . The Spar list now stand...

This is a 'Pug'. Now there are a lot of Pug species in the UK, but not many are on the wing on the 11th March. Could this be a Brind...

Above - Cullernose Point. Fulmars and Kittiwakes breed here, not remote or high enough for Ravens ? Above - Fulmar pair. Above - Extreme fee...

A lunchtime walk along the river at Bedlington today from the Bank Top. No bins or camera, just me with eyes and ears. Highlights were 7 Wax...

Ash left this comment on the post below.... A pair of Ravens turned up on The Farnes in mid-October, they came out from the mainland and hea...

Above - Dunstanburgh Castle. Thats how far it is for a Raven to fly to Howick... Above - The view South from the same spot the top picture w...

Another day at the house with JWR 'piecing up' here and there. At about 2 o'clock I had swept up so much plaster dust there was ...

New spring look to the blog. Slideshow playing up, it keeps throwing in a photo of a bloke running into the sea. Its not mine, honest! This ...

Remember the Oarfish found at Hadston on Boxing Day that may have been a first for Northumberland? Well now there's a second and a thir...