Monthly Archives: April 2013

It was 3rd time lucky for me this evening when I finally caught up with the elusive pair of Garganey at North Plain… A gropper was reeling nearby and was glimpsed a few times, and once again there were plenty of Wheatears … Continue reading →

A couple of hours at the shelter early afternoon saw 3 Poms go through on the rising tide, as well as 2 Arctic Skuas and 1 Bonxie. Here’s a crappy record shot of one of the Poms…  

On the flash at North Plain tonight… And lots of White Wags too, but no Garganey.

From the shelter this morning I had a single pale Pom going in at 0935hrs, and then another one came in at 1025hrs. I love it when the Poms turn into the into the wind and hang there for a few moments allowing … Continue reading →

Nice to get out birding this morning after a few days of tiring shifts. Several Wheatears were on the marsh early on – before the Hadrian’s Wall walkers flushed everything in sight. Yep – it’s that time of the year again. Grrr. … Continue reading →

When I got in from work last night at half past midnight I thought the winds were gonna take our roof off. And with the gales set to continue throughout most of today I was keen to get out this morning to see if … Continue reading →

Despite the fact that it was sunny and still almost low tide, the strength of the winds alone made me think that I really should do a quick seawatch before I started work this afternoon. And I’m glad I did too. On the short … Continue reading →

Today’s plan was to leave home very early – our target bird was a smart male Little Bunting near Houghton-Le-Spring in County Durham. We would then be able to spend a few hours birding around Saltholme in Cleveland and still get home by mid afternoon, keeping everyone happy. Well … Continue reading →

Well it was a surprisingly encouraging start to the ‘seawatching season’ today. The first good winds of the spring saw me heading to the shelter at Bowness, joining Nick, Dave and Ronnie who were already there. Within minutes of my arrival I was watching a Long-tailed … Continue reading →

The Todd’s Canada Goose was seen again yesterday but I unable to locate it this morning, but not many geese were on view today and they were all very flighty. I did however find a decent bird for the Solway – a … Continue reading →