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  1. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Well....so long and good riddance to 2019 :-O What a cr*ppy year it turned out to be with illness, a return of my crippling depression and being forced out of a job i loved by a bullying scumbag of a boss :C On the plus side I've had time in my six months sabbatical to take stock and work...
  2. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Wednesday 27th November 106: Redwing ~ small group of 15 in trees just past Lion Bridge Sunday 1st December 107: Bullfinch ~ stunning male singing quietly to himself in small beech tree along Ratten Row
  3. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Saturday 21st September 105: Raven ~ single bird flying overhead and 'cronking' as I was busy on the allotment :t:
  4. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Friday 26th July 104: Tree Sparrow A single bird was perched on one of the overgrown roses in The Jungle (aka 13 Bailiffgate - house has been empty since at least 2007!) next door. I took a few pics only to realise after it had disappeared that there was no memory card in the camera...
  5. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Friday 12th July Mid-afternoon walk on The Pastures produced an adult Mediterranean Gull in amongst a group of 40+ Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull and Lesser Black-backed :t: Then, as I did a last scan up & down river from Lion Bridge, a Kingfisher flew underneath and down river! Awesome...
  6. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Tuesday 4th June There's been a Baikal Teal working it's way round the UK and then it turned up local to me at East Chevington Nature Reserve! At first I thought it was just an escape but a LOT of the local birders were checking it out on their blogs and twitter so, for a change of scenery...
  7. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Monday 13th May 82: Swift o:) Small group flying above Alnwick Castle at 12.45pm....plus another above the Market Place to. Summer has officially arrived in Northumberland! :t:
  8. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Monday 6th May 81: Linnet ~ group of four in beech tree along Ratten Row
  9. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Sunday 28th April Three hours in Hulne Park this afternoon.....mostly observing butterflies and my growing interest in solitary bees (god, they're HARD!!!!! :eek!: ). 79: House Martin 80: Great Spotted Woodpecker
  10. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Wednesday 17th April 77: Willow Warbler ~ one heard singing in Hulne Park as I pottered on allotment Sunday 21st April 78: Swallow ~ 2 chasing each other around Alnwick Castle barbican @ 7.50pm :t:
  11. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Saturday 13th April That's better....couple of hours out this afternoon and pleased to find a new summer migrant just arrived. I see these regular every summer at the Canongate Bridge :t: 76: Common Sandpiper
  12. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Work and dog-sitting for a friend have eaten into my birding activities this past couple of months but now dog has gone back home and I've walked out of my job (boss was an mentally-abusive arrogant jerk and bully!) so intend to relax for a month or two and just let Nature help my poor battered...
  13. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Tuesday 22nd January A trip up to the Long Nanny in the hope of Shore Lark proved futile :-C Very quiet overall - just nowt about! Not helped by my still having this godawful lurgy which has been knocking me for six since Christmas Eve.....wake me up in six months' time when I should be...
  14. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Monday 21st January 63: Wren ~ briefly on twisted willow outside living room window :t:
  15. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Monday 14th January First day of a week off so whizzing through the housework and decluttering so s to leave the rest of the week free! 62: Greenfinch ~ 3 in sycamore outside
  16. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Sunday 13th January FINALLY.....those darned owls have started to call again! It seems to happen every year - they'll be hooting like crazy in the week between Christmas and New Year then on the strike of midnight on 31st they'll fall silent and keep me waiting for a week or more before I can...
  17. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Friday 11th January Couple more ticks added from the living room window! Very mild and calm day and the birds seemed a lot livelier outside with a few starting to sing and chasing each other around. 59: Goldcrest 60: Long-tailed Tit
  18. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Tuesday 8th January Couple of hours along the Druridge area as it was my day off and way too nice to stay indoors and do housework! 37: Mallard 38: Grey Heron 39: Wigeon 40: Teal 41: Common Gull 42: Cormorant 43: Curlew 44: Oystercatcher 45: Lapwing 46: Red-breasted Merganser 47...
  19. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    Sunday 6th January Couple of hours up on Alnwick Moor and picked up another couple of ticks. Was surprised there wasn't more but it was SO quiet and deathly still! Barely even a breath of wind which is most unlike this part of my patch. 35: Buzzard 36: Red Grouse
  20. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    2nd January Decided to have a short walk along to the Canongate Bridge which is always a dead cert for dippers :t: But first, a walk around the churchyard of St Michael's as it has a lot of very old and tall trees which are generally very good for small birds in mixed flocks. St...
  21. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    2nd January Short morning shift at work and all finished by midday. Now off for two days so a chance to get out for a walk each day, possibly even into Hulne Park if it's open! 27: Coal Tit ~ one seen in tree opposite living room window
  22. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    1st January (cont) 13: House Sparrow - usual 'gang' in the overgrown rambling rose in next door's garden which we always refer to as The Jungle. Two males were cheeping loudly at each other with much tail flicking and posturing. 14: Blue Tit I convinced Neil that a walk at the coast...
  23. Gill Osborne

    Gill Osborne's 2019 List

    My birding life has been a bit rubbish for the past three years or so as longer working hours and the allotment took up the vast majority of my time :-C This past year has been pretty stressful and I think it all just got to the point where I felt I was constantly trying to chase my tail. In...
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