What a lovely morning its been . The sun was shining giving everything a lovely autumn glow, it was calm and mild, just the day to be potter...

This weekend has seen a real mish mash of weather and with it some very dodgy weather forecasting too. Overall we have had strong easterly w...

Last night was warm and muggy with some drizzle and overcast skies. Ideal for a big moth catch. I didnt realise just how big though til this...

I've just been down to Craster for a seawatch. There is a hint of NNW in the air but as its swirling from the east, hopes weren't hi...

After the rain all day on Friday I was keen to see if there were any migrants around, on both patches. The Farnes and Holy Island between th...

Last nights moth trap was abit of a disaster really. There was heavy rain most of the night, then when I got up, a bird, most likely a Wren,...

Took a flexi day off today and it just happened to coincide with one of the most glorious summer mornings we have had this year.  Met...

I forgot to add, in the excitement of the Tom Jones concert, when we came home, I popped out for a stroll with Bunty. It was almost midnight...

Last night we had a family outing to Alnwick Castle to see the iconic Sir Tom Jones. Even a few months back when we bought our tickets, s...

Even I am starting to get a bit bored with gull posts on here, but with out doubt yesterdays highlight was the returning Caspian Gull...

Since my last post I have managed to get in a few short seawatch sessions at Craster at the north end of my patch. There are a few ...

Here is a little drab micro moth I caught the other night in the garden. Its 1365 Pyrausta despicata. Most of its relatives in this country...

My route to and from work drives right past a nice, medium sized, Northumberland estuary. Complete with mini mudflats and saltmarsh, the ...

This afternoon I decided to brave the throngs of Robson Green disciples and head off down to Craster to see if I can add Common Tern to my f...

A good catch last night, the full list is on here , of 458 moths of 86 species. More with one trap than  the night before's two! Best ...

For the first time, last night I ran two traps in the garden, my usual 125w Robinson plus one on loan from Roger Forster, a 125w Skinner. ...

At last, a blog post in July! What afew weeks we have had with IT problems here. It all started in June when the broadband connection coll...