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  1. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Snow Goose in with skeen of pinkies, over Hauxley reserve, yesterday. Barn Owl x 2 at Cresswell early yesterday morning in the heavy fog.
  2. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Little Auk - Amble Came across a little auk during our visit to Northumberland today, at Amble Harbor. Only managed to get It as part of a video I was taking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xj2IMJXlmk&feature=youtu.be
  3. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    A few shots of the Spoonbills and a Gropper, yesterday at Druridge pools. There were 4 spoonbills present. Video clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU7UT6ZQaNg
  4. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    We were in that area recently, but was very windy, so would have kept quite a few species down. See above post. The main highlight was the pinkies. However, at South Tyneside there are a couple of lap bunting and SE owls on the Leas. Hope you enjoy your visit :t:.
  5. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Pinkies at Cresswell. Well worth the journey :t:.
  6. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    1st January 2013 Ride up North. Amble: the usual cormorants, eider, oyster catchers, shag, redshank and gulls enjoying the windy conditions. Hauxley: Tree sparrows, chaffinch, greenfinch, goldfinch, robin, wren, goosander, teal, wigeon, little grebe, grey heron, tufties etc. Druridge Park: the...
  7. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Cresswell Called at Cresswell hide, Yesterday for an hour. little stint, 2 whimbrel, dunlin, curlew, avocet with young, shoveler, teal, little grebe, bar tailed godwit, grey heron, cormorant and the usual ducks & gulls.
  8. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    And a few more of the Puffins.
  9. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    A few more.
  10. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    The Farnes Visited on the 20th and went on the full day trip. Weather was excellent and seemed to be a lot more puffins etc since my previous visit in 2011. Birds included the following. Puffin, Guillimot, Razorbill, Shag, LBB,GBB,Herring gulls, Kittiwake, Cormorant, Arctic, Sandwich, Common...
  11. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Prestwick Carr Back again at first light this morning. Birds included Kestrel, hen harrier, buzzard, wren + the shrike showed briefly, late afternoon also approx, 10 shorties which seemed well spread out, compared to the other day, when we visited. Also short video clip of a perch S.E Owl...
  12. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    And a couple of the deer, also a short video of the shrike from yesterday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkaLCFQTINM&feature=youtu.be
  13. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    The shrke and owls from yesterday.
  14. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Spent the day at Prestwick Carr yesterday: Birds seen - great grey shrike, fieldfare, redwing, willow, blue, great and coal tit, chaffinch, robin, wren, kestrel, buzzard, hen harrier which was seen off by one of the owls, 8 or 9 shorties, 2 of which, were interacting in the air, and the usual...
  15. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Star of the Show A few of the wheatear, taken yesterday, which was worth the journey.
  16. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Wild day up North Started at Amble to try for the Iceland gull, no luck with that but plenty of eider, cormorants etc in the harbour + a seal. Moved on to Druridge C.P, not much of note here other than R.B merganser, cormorants, golden eye, common, BH & herring gulls and various ducks, mute...
  17. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    A few owl shots from yesterday.
  18. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Prestwick Carr. Had a ride up yesterday with JBee, nice to meet new and a few familiar faces :t:. We managed distant views of the shrke on a few occasions, at one stage, It flew towards the wooded area and ended up being pursued by a Kestrel which It thankfully avoided, Don't know whether It...
  19. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Short video clip of the greater yellowlegs at hauxley on the 15th November 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GzTs-6yCI0
  20. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    A few more from yesterday.
  21. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    North of the Border - Yesterday Decided on a trip up North, Having heard about the Yellow legged. Got to Hauxley about 6.30am, mainly to beat the work traffic through the tunnel. Anyway wandered round the wade hide around 7ish and the bird was spotted more or less straight away, by a couple of...
  22. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Few more from the day, as you can see, the weather was very changeable.
  23. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Visit to Cresswell yesterday. Nice to see little gulls, finally, a first for me and to see eight was a real bonus. Lots of other bird life Including: Curlew, little grebe, GC grebe juv, avocets, 3 bar headed geese, shell duck, teal, wigeon, grey heron, redshank, oyster catcher, sandwich, arctic...
  24. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Just required some patients and luck ;), pleased you finally caught up with It :t:.
  25. Ray.Scott

    Northumbrian Birding

    Hi Alan. When we were there, It turned up at around 10.30am and hunted for a good 3/4 of an hour before heading back towards the barn.
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