Monthly Archives: October 2010

Intrigued by yesterdays horribly distant views of a goose resembling the reported blue-morph Snow Goose, I was keen to try and get better views. I was also aware that a hybrid goose had been at nearby Caerlaverock until recently that had first … Continue reading →

A nice surprise awaited me upon my return from the delights of Asda – 3 Brambling sat in the top of a tree in the garden calling away – garden tick, get in! I then decided that I  really should go … Continue reading →

We left Craster behind and arrived back in Cumbria at 1145am. We were sat in McD’s in Carlisle when my phone alerted me to a Yellow-browed Warbler ten minutes from home! This is a tricky one to get in Cumbria, they are … Continue reading →

Another look off Stag Rocks this morning at Bamburgh was rewarded with a single Long-tailed Duck amongst the Common Scoters and Eider. The top of the tide meant that the Purple Sands were nice and close, and thankfully they were … Continue reading →

My early morning walk at Craster had undergone a slight change since yesterday after I noticed that the coastal sheep fields and gorse also had potential for newly arrived migrants, so with some reluctance (my walks were already taking long … Continue reading →

A quieter day birdwise. Ventured to the ‘tin church’ again, and as soon as I got out of the car I could hear a Yellow-browed Warbler calling. Surely I’d be able to see it, the call was continuous, but I couldn’t see … Continue reading →

My early morning walk at Craster was productive again with loads of crests and Robins still about, the regular buzzing Willow Tits, and the Lesser Whitethroat was also still present. The hedgerow bordering the Heughs was full of Yellowhammers, Tree … Continue reading →

An early morning walk at Craster produced amazing numbers of crests and Robins - they seemed to be everywhere, but despite my attempts to find something ‘good’ amongst them I didn’t. The best I could manage was a vocal, and incredibly … Continue reading →

After successfully seeing both the Bluetail and Dusky Warbler earlier in the day we headed back to base at Craster. Coincidentally a Radde’s Warbler had been reported here so it seemed the logical thing to do! Two other birders joined me as … Continue reading →

A little further down the coast there was a Dusky Warbler at Tynemouth favouring the scrub at the base of the pier. This was my fifth Dusky, but my first for some time so it was nice to refresh myself with the call … Continue reading →