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  1. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    You think that's bad? The f***wits have produced another leaflet expressly targeted at persuading dog owners to get their four-legged crap-dumping bird chasers onto the bloody beaches by bus..!
  2. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Yeah, because lost birds never fly off of their own volition, do they?
  3. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Heard one myself up at Branton Gravel Pits near Powburn, last Sunday.
  4. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    I was a member for two years, and in all that time the useless buggers running the place couldn't organise me a hide key, despite repeated visits to the office, emails and phone calls. I hope they're more organised now.
  5. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Harumph! Better than me on Tuesday - buzzards, stonechat, several robins, mipit, swallows, pheasants, RL partridge, a single female crossbill, grey wagtail... I did very nearly step on an adder - which was interesting...!
  6. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    I'm amazed you persevered as long as you did, Alan - past experience suggests that it's a waste of time trying to get Martin to understand anything beyond his own little World View... I have to pick up on this from Boulmer Birder though: Well I for one couldn't give a toss about life - or any...
  7. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Prob'ly more than that, Alan - my own (admittedly lapsed) blog contained plenty of bird reports (actually, birding reports - I couldn't care less about simple counts of sightings), and doubtless will again when I get some inspiration back. And a car..! ;)
  8. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    That goes a long to to explaining why it wasn't discussed, either - what is there to discuss in a report like that? "Do you think it was? "Yeah"." "Well I don't..." I know it's why I didn't try to engage anyone about it, even though I found the initial report interesting.
  9. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Love the mixed wader shot, Steve!
  10. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Don't take this personally Brian - nobody's blaming you! ;) The fact is that even though some reports (yours, clearly) were accurate as to location, some haven't been, and we're simply commenting on the fact that it's easy to put out a confusing location report, which can cause problems.
  11. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Precisely, Gordon. As I say, I'd have been looking in entirely the wrong place for the grey phal if Alan G hadn't put us right - and I'm on the doorstep, so to speak.
  12. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Don't worry about it - the reports of the phalarope on Bird Guides all referred to it being in the "harbour" too, so you didn't create the confusion..! ;)
  13. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Naaah, not really, Alan. A harbour is essentially a haven, be it natural or man-made - basically somewhere that vessels can anchor up in safety; a dock/jetty/quay is a man-made structure (with or without help from nature) for the loading and off-loading of cargo and/or people (and possibly for...
  14. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Providing the gate is unlocked (which is pot luck) and you make it obvious that you're not up to no good, they don't seem to mind birders/photographers too much, but I cleared my occasional presence among the boats with one of the Head Honchos to be sure. Mind you, there's no real benefit in...
  15. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Alan, I think you're right about the actual harbour being where all the toy boats are, but people seem to refer to the whole area as "the harbour" for convenience (I know I do). I would have been in completely the wrong place for the phalarope then (what you describe is the docks to me too -...
  16. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Grey phalarope in the river there at the moment - was it that? I'm about to have a wander down myself (gray phal would be a lifer) and it has been reported today. I should add that Tony's very likely right - guillemot is regular enough at the harbour.
  17. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    True, it is a precise - as defined in a dictionary - figure. But that's irrelevant really, and why I specifically asked about the accuracy of the count. I just get the feeling that the counters feel they add credence and authority to their reports by being that precise. For me it has the...
  18. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    28, 803 - how in God's name can they count them that accurately? ;) I spent the afternoon at Blyth harbour, where I met up with photographers John Malloy, Richard Dunn and Brian Bullough. There were little auks everywhere! Sadly, there are a lot of GBB gulls too, as Alan mentions - it...
  19. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    There's been a big passage of little auks over the last few days, along with other goodies like pom skuas.
  20. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    You've got to be kidding, Mark! What kind of idiot would pull a stunt like that?
  21. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Sure they weren't goldcrest, Tallyn? Firecrest is a scarce Autumn/Winter visitor from the continent (though a rare breeder down south) so goldcrest is much more likely here. Still a great little bird though..!
  22. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Hi Tallyn, welcome on board. What you've got there is a Muscovy duck.
  23. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    Doh! Newbiggin By The Sea!
  24. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    I'm wondering the same thing, Martin!
  25. Keith Reeder

    Northumbrian Birding

    ...Is the correct answer. I use Firefox, and there are several Exif reading plug-ins available, several of which I've installed. I just right click on the image, select "Read image Exif" from the menu, and Bob's your uncle - dead useful.
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