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  1. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Dec 31: Seaton Sluice to St. Mary's Island, Northumberland/ North Tyneside Last walk of the year during afternoon high tide - hoping for purple sandpiper, but great views of a black-throated diver foraging quite close inshore off Seaton Sluice were an unexpected bonus addition to the year list...
  2. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Dec 17: Lindisfarne, Northumberland High tide so a visit to Holy Island was out of the question unless we returned long after dark, but took the opportunity to take a day off on a lovely sunny winter's day and visit the landward side of Lindisfarne national nature reserve. First stop (after a...
  3. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    November 16: Santa Luzia saltpans Got a water taxi to Santa Luzia for lunch, then walked back to Tavira through the saltpans - quite a few waders about, including my first avocets of the year. 90% certain I saw a black redstart disappearing over a bund, but not a countable view. Some good...
  4. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    November 14: Isla de Tavira / Tavira, Portugal Back in Portugal for a few days, staying in Tavira this time - again not entirely a holiday and only a couple of opportunities for incidental birding. No car this trip, so got a taxi to Santa Luzia and walked via Barril and the beach to Terra...
  5. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Oct 10: Tavira, Portugal Some matters to attend to in Tavira in the morning; walking back to the car park along the Gilau river, my partner spotted a Caspian tern which circled around and gave great views. 135. Caspian Tern Ludo saltpans and golf course, Faro A late-afternoon visit on our last...
  6. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Oct 08: Terra Estreita, Portugal Our last chance to add Audouin's gull from the water taxi failed again (and we didn't have time to visit the adjoining salt pans east of Santa Luzia where they often roost), but we did see our first black-tailed godwit of the year on the sides of the channel. I...
  7. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Oct 05: Terra Estreita, Portugal A national holiday in Portugal, so lots of people out and about. We found relative solitude at Terra Estreita by taking a water taxi to the jetty from Santa Luzia (no Audouin's on the way unfortunately..), then walking back to Santa Luzia via Barril and the path...
  8. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Oct 04: Tavira, Portugal I'm not a great fan of the more developed beach resort at the western end of Isla da Tavira, but the ferry downriver is good for birds - added white stork plus lots of flamingos on the salt pans, plus a female marsh harrier circling near the landing stage - I think this...
  9. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Oct 03: Santa Luzia, Portugal Happy to escape to our regular holiday destination again - just a week-long trip planned with a mixture of chilling out and attending to other matters, and less time for birding than usual (we weren't, for example, going to the Sagres Birdwatching Festival this...
  10. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Sep 19: Boulmer, Northumberland (BF autocorrect driving me crazy - no, I was not in Colorado at the weekend....) Went for a short coastal walk in the afternoon - whenever we come to this part of the coast we tend to head south towards Alnmouth, but headed north today for a change. Round about...
  11. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Aug 22: Warkworth beach, Northumberland I've more or less given up on my year list this year, in the sense of any kind of planning in the hope of adding target species. That said, an afternoon trip to the Northumberland coast in August always brings up some possibilities, even if limited to our...
  12. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Aug 10: near Sacriston, Co. Durham Haven't been out birding for ages, using the weekends just to chill when I can and watch the willow tits (at least 2) which are now regular visitors to my partner's sunflower seed feeder. One more for the mammal list though: heading out on site today down a...
  13. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Jul 11: Warkworth, Northumberland As so frequently happens at this time of year, work becomes all-consuming and I don't get much opportunity for birding, or anything else for that matter. Managed to motivate myself to drive up to Warkworth beach and do a short coastal walk - young black-headed...
  14. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Jun 09: Craigleith and Bass Rock, East Lothian A few days off to chill, get the train into Edinburgh, and drive across to Midlothian to meet up with my son and his fiancee. Not much birding apart from an hour out on the catamaran cruise around Craigleith and Bass Rock. 160,000 gannets and a...
  15. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 26: South Buckinghamshire Forgot to add another addition to the mammal list, seen in a woodland whilst out on site. 11. Fallow Deer Jun 01: NW Durham After a long and frustrating day at the office, I stepped out of the door to see a green woodpecker fly off onto a nearby patch of grass...
  16. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 26: Uxbridge, London Discussions on another thread reached the conclusion that an EV wasn't the best choice for long-distance twitching, but it worked in my favour this morning. After a long day via a site in York, meeting in Leeds, top up at a fast charger near Chesterfield, and diversion...
  17. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 22: Rothbury, Northumberland Good start to the day at my partner's place with siskin, willow tit and a pair of reed buntings visiting the garden. We decided on a trip up to previously very familiar territory in Rothbury, and walked upriver along the River Coquet in an effort to add some...
  18. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 16: north Newcastle on Tyne Finally added swift to the year list with just a couple of birds seen from my partner's place, quite distant and paying no attention to her swift boxes or swift call recordings. Rest of the weekend was on gardening duties, listening over the background of swift...
  19. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 14: near York Another record whilst working - great view of a sedge warbler singing on a reed, then doing a short song-flight. 112. Sedge Warbler
  20. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 12: Bletchley, Buckinghamshire Work trip south for a couple of days, no time for birding but kept my eyes open in the middle of other tasks. I do find green woodpeckers are much more common in the south. 111. European Green Woodpecker
  21. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    Last weekend provided an early test of my recently reaffirmed no-twitch rule, when I tried to go cold turkey. I distracted myself doing some shopping at Sainsbury's, helping out in my partner's garden, and looking at apple trees in a local nursery. Three reed buntings and a willow tit in my...
  22. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 06: River Tyne at Haddington According to eBird, this has records of dippers, which my partner hasn't seen this year - being close to our accommodation and not far from the A1 road, we called off here prior to making our journey back to England. Our luck of the past couple of days with...
  23. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 05: Gullane Bay Morning high tide provided another great inshore gannet experience, this time fishing just offshore, and providing some great photos from the beach - admittedly most of the best taken on my camera by my partner. We found a vantage point for a picnic in the sunshine while...
  24. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 03: Musselburgh Over the course of two days I reminded myself why I don't like twitching. The first reason, being honest, is that I am pretty rubbish at it. I'd seen on Twitter that a surf scoter had been seen that morning at Musselburgh, and as the weather was due to turn distinctly grim...
  25. kb57

    KB57s 2021 list

    May 02: Gullane Bay, East Lothian Our first holiday for what seems like ages - a short break in Scotland from 01 - 06 May. It started well even before we'd left the house - watching a willow tit in my partner's garden taking sunflower seeds from the feeder and eating them on the branch of her...
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