Monthly Archives: September 2012

Out on the patch again today, but nowt much to report really. The light was perfect first thing for going through the waders, but I couldn’t find anything unusual… A look at Port revealed stacks of Redshank and Goldies, unusually … Continue reading →

I had a few trips out today after high tide hoping to refind this mornings AGP but alas no further sign I’m afraid. Craig Shaw was up on the Solway today and also searched unsuccessfully, it would appear that the report of an AGP … Continue reading →

My intention today was to look for the Long-billed Dowitcher that was reported yesterday, but first I had to drop my car off at the garage. Tracy collected me from the garage in her car and then we went up … Continue reading →

Well it was another early start today for a full days birding at one of my favourite destinations – Holy Island. Our target bird was an Arctic Warbler – which would be a new bird for me – but would it stay … Continue reading →

We left Col’s at 0545hrs and at 0705hrs we were getting out of the car at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea ready for some serious rarity hunting. Well that was the plan anyway! The sun was slowly rising over the North Sea as we made … Continue reading →

As it’s only 4 minutes from my door to the AGP I had a quick look this morning to see if was still about. A lad from Suffolk was there, he’d driven up yesterday and just missed it, so he’d slept in the … Continue reading →

That was the best thing I heard today whilst watching the AGP!! It was hilarious, but I guess you had to be there! Trying to put newly arrived twitchers on a bird can sometimes be a problem, especially a bird like … Continue reading →

Just up the road from me the American Golden Plover continues to show well in it’s favoured field behind ‘Enness House’ at Drumburgh. Early this morning the whole flock was very nervy and flighty, just before I left a Grey … Continue reading →

I went back to Drumburgh this afternoon with the intention of going for a walk on the marshes, but a local birder was there who hadn’t seen the AGP yet so I decided to stay and help him find it. There was several hundred goldies roosting out on the … Continue reading →

Keen to get out birding this morning I was up at the crack of dawn, there had been a good frost overnight and it was very chilly indeed, but it was worth getting up early just for the sunrise over the … Continue reading →