While we were watching the Bonaparte's Gull on Sunday, new came through of a non -grey shrike at Newbiggin down on the beach behind C...

The original forecast for today was for drizzle throughout, so it was pleasing to find the morning had dawned dull and quiet but fair. I m...

At work on Wednesday morning I had a meeting to attend at Ashington Police Station at 10am. I arrived at about 9.45am. As a left the car and...

After yesterday's Rose coloured Starling twitch that fizzled out like a catherine wheel on a damp bonfire night, the weather seemed a li...

Local birder, Hector Galley came up with the goods when he found a juv Rose-coloured Starling on his bird feeders mid week. His garden i...

This weekend's update is only a Sunday show. On Saturday I went to Newcastle, to theGreat North Museum Hancock for the ERIC ( Environmen...

The Pond ( in the Pond Field) In previous years my blogging buddy Steve Gale and I have had some casual patch listing challenges. I cant...

A flexi day off today so loitering around home. Over the weekend I have borrowed a camera trap from work to see if I can find out who is a...

After my little mention about not recieving any comments on a post last week, Steve Gale emailed to say he had left some. I had not recieved...

I wasnt really out birding today, but the beauty of living in your own local patch is that you can literally just 'pop out', so that...

Every morning before work I have a bit of a routine to follow, as do most of us. Mine involves getting up, coffee, dog walk #1, shower, brea...

The Howick - Craster Patch. Is there anyone out there? I'll rephrase that. Just because I haven't had a comment since about Augu...

On Sunday JWR and myself went over to see the Gull billed Terns as he was unable to get away earlier. They arrived from the south east bang ...

As I have commented earlier on 'the big one travels alone' a comment by the late and great Tim Cleeves, Thursday 18th October produc...