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  1. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Couple of hours at Boulmer today. Swallows aplenty and good numbers of Wheatear on cliffs at Longhoughton Steel, couple of Whimbrel and 13 Golden Plover in breeding plumage
  2. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    SWIFTS are back in Alnwick.....now just need the weather to begin to warm up to more summery temperatures! ;)
  3. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Bearing in mind my allotment is right next to the wall of Hulne Park my 'allotment list' has given me some wee corkers like Cuckoo (flyover) and Bullfinch feeding on dock seeds. Today I was weeding the raised beds when a 'cronk' was heard :eek!: Looking up I nearly fell over my spade as I saw...
  4. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Anyone seen any Pinkies yet? Just seen on FB :t:
  5. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    They breed in St Paul's Church which is just a couple of flaps as the swift flies from Swansfield :t: I've just had one fly over my house here in Bailiffgate at around 10.30am :t: Lucky sighting as I was sat writing a letter and just happened to glance up and saw it. No gliding...
  6. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Last Swifts seen in Alnwick on Monday 12th. Saw a single one in Morpeth today (17th August)
  7. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Sitting at the computer desk this morning I was pleasantly surprised to have a single Tree Sparrow land on he rose bush in the overgrown jungle of a garden in the house next door! First I've seen in Alnwick! Took a few pics.....only to realise afterwards I didn't have a memory card in the...
  8. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Thank you...fish aren't my strong point though they DO fascinate me.
  9. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Couple of hours at Amble & Warkworth yesterday with a quick walk on the pier at Amble after visiting a friend. 2 Bewick's Swan on river at Warkworth....along with large numbers of Mallard, Canada & Greylag Geese. No sign of any Goldeneye....very unusual? Single Little Grebe on Amble...
  10. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    It wasn't an easy decision Delia BUT the site has been under development threat for a while (it's owned by the Duke so no doubt the £££ will eventually prove more important than mere gardeners and pigeon racing fanciers) and Neil and I are looking for somewhere new to live which has a...
  11. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    It's been quiet for a couple of years :-C I think more folk use twitter or facebook now :smoke: I've hardly had any spare time to do any birding for over three years due to extra working hours taking up a lot of time and the remaining spare hours trying to keep on top of the allotment...
  12. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Flock of c50 Pink-footed Geese flying over Alnwick Castle at 6.35pm today :t:
  13. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    I knew it would happen - the moment I posted a Lost notice they would turn up :-O Three Swifts seen in Alnwick the day after posting the above and then just the odd individual until yesterday when I heard that familiar screaming :t: Never known them THIS late....wonder what held them...
  14. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    But still no swifts or house martins!!!! The former are normally here by 1st May and the latter a week or so earlier but so far....zilch? :smoke:
  15. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Swallows are back in Alnwick :t:
  16. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Few good hours birding Druridge yesterday - hundreds of Sand Martin and Swallow and, at East Chevington, a single Swift :t: QE11 = singing Chiffchaff, Willow Warbler and Blackcap. Male Bullfinch and 7 Tree Sparrow. Cresswell Pond = Long-billed Dowitcher, female Ruff, Sanderling, Ringed...
  17. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Female Hen Harrier on a Northumberland moor :t:
  18. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Long-billed Dowitcher showing very well at Cresswell today and Great Northern Diver still on Widdrington Lake at 3pm :t: Druridge was HEAVING with folk out for their New Year's Day walk and you could barely get parked :eek!: Never seen it so busy!!! I think the unwashed masses have...
  19. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Short-eared Owl at East Chevington today. Also possible Black-throated Diver offshore but as I'm only 80% positive on the ID (only got a brief glimpse before it disappeared behind a wave) it's not going on the List :smoke:
  20. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    A guy came into our shop this morning and mentioned a Little Egret he'd seen yesterday on the river Coquet, below Warkworth Caravan Park. He said it had a big yellow ring with number 9 on it. Any ideas? Could it be one of last year's youngsters from Druridge Bay? Various attempts at googling...
  21. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Better results today :t: 29 Whoopers Swan (7 young) flew in at 11.55am, stayed for twenty minutes or so then flew off south. Big flocks of Lapwing and Golden Plover which constantly flew up. Long-billed Dowitcher seen on three occasions in 2hr stay :t:
  22. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Cresswell Pond flooded once more :smoke: Spent a couple of hours there this morning *11am - 1.15pm* and had four Snipe and one Water Rail in front of hide, Barn Owl hunting the reeds and in front of hide and a Kingfisher flashing past :t: Four, I think, Whoopers flew in at 10.30am according...
  23. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Whoops sorry...just wnted to double check it WAS a water shrew :-C
  24. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Two BATS seen hawking for insects around trees on edge of Hulne Park this morning as I pottered about on the allotment. Nowt special about that you may say other than the fact it was 11.34am and bright sun!!! :eek!: Not sure on the species but seemed bigger than a Pipistrelle and not flying...
  25. Gill Osborne

    Northumbrian Birding

    Extinct from the sound of it! :C I was there on Thursday 24th and the water level was still high.
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