tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27212858345391122382024-03-19T15:27:30.653+12:00Rutters WayA record of my enjoyment of natural history, mostly around North NorthumberlandJWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-50481254040566114012020-03-29T23:09:00.000+12:002020-03-30T23:10:17.239+12:00White Brown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I came across two Brown Hares today while wandering through the Longdyke Dene, one was very pale, I've not seen this before in Brown Hares, quite striking in the field, I managed a few shots before they dashed off.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A single Buzzard floated down the Dene, two Jays, Long Tailed Tits and a Great Spotted Woodpecker completed a cold and windy walk, none of the singing Chiff Chaffs I'd seen in previous days before the cold north wind started</span>JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-46495075564019333562020-03-26T23:22:00.000+12:002020-03-30T23:22:46.824+12:00Chiff Chaff Chiff Chaff<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its wonderful when the first Chiff Chaffs appear. Walking hedgerows and through the Longdyke Dene, the air is full of their lovely song. I popped out this afternoon to try a few snaps..</span><br />
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JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-79718684784981043122020-03-22T23:18:00.000+12:002020-03-30T23:18:26.336+12:00Mellow Yellow<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I had listened to Chris Packham's broadcast about his garden Primroses on Facebook, it was really good. Inspired and knowing Primroses can be found in the woodlands local to me here I decided to take a walk out to see if I could find any at all.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Success, plenty of Primroses to attempt a photograph, also Lesser Celandine and a blaze of Gorse flowers to complete the yellow theme. I fluked my first butterfly too in a clear fell area, Small Tortoiseshell. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-88709069405280087042019-12-28T05:50:00.000+12:002019-12-30T05:58:05.385+12:00Winter Yellow<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After Christmas and a few days of illness I drove the 30 mins or so to Prestwick Carr. The Eastern Yellow Wagtail still present, I'd missed the early rush for this visitor from North East Siberia and daresay didn't deserve to see it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This lovely little bird was showing nicely, feeding in some rough pasture close to the fence bordering one of the tracks.</span><br />
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<br />JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-10161013579672029092019-09-08T00:11:00.000+11:002019-10-30T00:11:24.918+12:00Wood Sand<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I always feel when I can't quite work out what to do or where to go then a trip to Hedgeley Reserve is always a good idea. It had been a while since I'd experienced the high numbers of Common Darters you can get there along the tracks, hedgerows and lanes later in the summer, there and there had been a Wood Sandpiper reported recently so I could do the proper birder thing too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I started by walking anti clockwise around the ponds on the eastern side of the main track, through the fields and returning by following the River Breamish. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plenty of birds to be had, Wood Sandpiper was seen well on the first Largest pond, feeding on one of the shingle spits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Greenshank 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">a good count of Gadwall 42+, </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Redpolls were buzzing overhead, a small group of Crossbills too. A couple of Raven circled, cronking away, headed south then headed back North away from the ponds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 Grey Wagtails counted during the walk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I walked the main track that separates the new from the old ponds there were countless Common Darters on the wing, exactly what I'd hoped, I went back to the car to change my lens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Never ever tire of watching these insects, so alert and so beautiful</span>JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-72648472030257705792019-07-11T06:15:00.000+11:002019-10-31T06:47:55.137+12:00Hawker<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Back in the summer of 2016 our small garden pond was visited by a Southern Hawker Dragonfly</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I observed that this visitor must have been a female as she was egg laying, selecting various parts of the pond edge vegetation, stones etc</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fast forward three years. While gazing at the pond one sunny day I noticed an empty larval case on a plant stem little way into the pond over deeper water. This was the interesting enough until I spotted the fully emerged Southern Hawker just above.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is clearly an offspring of that female that visited in 2016 as the larvae spend two full years under water. Amazing that a small garden pond plays host to such a magnificent insect</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What caught my eye though was a silky white shape resembling a small handkerchief that had been discarded by a miniature passing dandy..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a superb male Ghost Moth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That and following evenings I added to this experience by managing to observe these moths display flighting for females over thistles and long vegetation in the sheep pasture adjacent to the garden..</span>JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-24529796986227028532019-05-27T00:39:00.000+11:002019-10-30T01:40:25.941+12:00Doesn't take much<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I like it, it has some good habitat to the north of it, small overgrown ponds and some grazing areas with cattle. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A very short walk, great time of year spring, it doesn't take much</span>JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-24488972588193201042019-05-12T04:28:00.000+11:002019-10-31T07:02:01.265+12:00Hearthope Heat<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of my favourite places, Buston Links. When I first started birding proper I used to wander this area, remember first good views of Redshank and a great place to watch Stonechats. I've always returned and always will. This winter though there have been four Shorelarks on the saltmarsh area here, I'd not been so decided to take a look, it was a cold wet day but they were an absolute joy, nice little birthday gift to myself.</span></div>
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<br />JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-56862722647725449842018-07-22T02:27:00.000+11:002019-02-03T02:44:59.347+11:00White Letter Day<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We had nothing in mind really today, we started with a half hearted wander along the old Alnwick - Alnmouth railway line and explored the woodland that fringed the steep slopes of the Cawledge Burn.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were checking Elms in particular, thinking about White Letter Hairstreak butterflies as this species had been discovered north of the Northumberland border, we thought why wouldn't we find some just south of the Northumberland border, I wasn't to hopeful really and we didn't see much at all at first.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thinking we'd have a better chance of finding suitable Elm trees around Alnwick we parked up near the Canongate Bridge, its hardly a layby but enough room to pour tea and scan while we sup. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There were Elms around us, as short wander revealed nothing but as we were having</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> our tea Stewart got his eye on a small insect patrolling the edge of one of the larger Elms, I lifted my binoculars.. White Letter Hairstreak !!.. what a find</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unbeleivable, I love Hairstreaks. We were fired up now, we continued searching and discovered more individuals at this spot before heading off further down the River Aln, this time parking at the Denwick Bridge and walking downstream. Another Elm and another WLH.. a taster, more of this butterfly in the seasons to come I hope, what a morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Banded Demoiselle put in an appearance as well as, Small Skipper, Meadow Brown and Ringlet</span>JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-62801050338448255302018-06-29T02:53:00.000+11:002019-02-03T02:54:21.229+11:00Pauper Pop In<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Called in very briefly to the River Coquet at Pauperhaugh Bridge. There were six or so Banded Demoiselle along the south bank leading down stream of the bridge, hard work photographing them but managed to get a few snaps</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Small Heath</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blackneck, a new species for me, nine or so of these subtly spectacular moths</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Alnwick Moor this morning, not the usual area but parking on the Abberwick road near the junction with the Brizlee and exploring the area to the north west, Stewart had himself a pheromone lure for Emperor Moths. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This was incredible, no sooner was it out of his pocket we had a moth - we continued and were able to photograph and enjoy several individuals of this spectacular moth.</span></div>
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<br />JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-20359939372898743962018-04-09T02:44:00.000+11:002018-04-09T02:44:20.592+11:00Surely this time..<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There have been a few false alarms this year but this morning it really was spring like, stepping out of the car with thoughts of summer visitors it was much much milder and not raining, the air was ringing with Skylarks singing. We explored Stobswood moor area, walking the tracks and checking the ponds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were passage birds to observe too, two groups of Golden Plover, 3 and 10, with obvious jet black bellies, were seen flying over the highest parts of the moor, and away. My first Wheatear of the year is always a highlight, a male was frequenting a boulder pile, photographs were attempted without success and the bird eventually dropped out of sight from a fence post and we never saw it again, moved on?.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We headed towards the coast, stopping for tea at Widdrington Moor, Great Crested Grebes were paired up and displaying out on the lake and there were hundreds of gulls on the lake and in the adjacent fields, often spooking and taking to the air. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A shout went out just as I bit into a cheese and pickle roll, Swallow!, Stewart picked up a bird flying from the lake towards us, another summer migrant for the morning. Really good to get the first Swallow of the year, not often on the same day as Wheatear mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On into Druridge Bay, checking out the hides on the reserve we could reach without having to wade through water. 30+ Black Tailed Godwit and a few Ruff on the Budge fields. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sand martins were added to the Summer Migrant tally, usually the very first seen but its been a difficult spring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cresswell Pond is a place that has a whole story of its own for me but it'll never be told, probably. Checking it out briefly this morning though it was a world away from that tale. Lifting the binoculars on the main pond from the car park by the Bridle Path end,ten Avocets swimming around the pond, calling, they were all swimming together at one point, absolutely wonderful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On our way home as we passed Widdrington Moor a female Marsh Harrier was patrolling the area between the road and the pond, we turned the car and drove back in the hope of a closer view, the bird moved off so we drank tea and headed off ourselves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even though we have had a period of very rough weather recently that had virtually one hundred percent of land covered in snow, it has quickly melted away and springtime that had paused seems to have rushed forward.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This weekend though temperatures were approaching mild. Skylarks were in song, Meadow Pipits were moving through, Reed Buntings paired up and waders, Snipe, Lapwing, Oystercatcher and Golden Plover were all seen or heard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Top, a moorland bridle path, I love tracks like this, snow capped Cheviots in the distance</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bottom, a snow covered fence line. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A Stoat in its half ermine winter coat was working an area, really difficult to follow at a distance in this landscape.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So.. a couple of minutes from a good sized local village and main road and you have areas like this to spend time in. Its the quiet isolation you only get in upland areas in early spring that I like but when the bird life is returning and your listening to song and observing display, you know its all starting again, that just makes it so special. </span>JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-80329070088244037832018-02-22T07:26:00.000+11:002018-02-22T07:26:07.129+11:00Tufty Club<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-53421078748040601052018-02-15T07:46:00.000+11:002018-11-28T07:47:15.405+11:002018 start<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A few images from days out in January, early February</span><br />
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<br />JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-51384686380897783552018-01-01T00:55:00.000+11:002018-01-02T01:17:46.978+11:00Road Kill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have been recording road casualties on Northumberland roads since the end of July, I'll post the list now and try and record a full calendar year for 2018, I don't know why, makes me think I guess.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rabbit 47</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hedgehog 20</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Fox 5</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red Squirrel 5</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Carrion Crow 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Woodpigeon 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pheasant 112</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Feral Pigeon 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Common Gull 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">House Sparrow 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Greenfinch 1</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Red Legged Partridge 3</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Black Headed Gull 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Yellowhammer 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Song Thrush 2</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tawny Owl 8</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Barn Owl 6</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bullfinch 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Robin 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Moorhen 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Herring Gull 1</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Magpie 1</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ross's Gull, Longhoughton Steel. The last daylight of 2017 I made it just in time to see this bird through Stewarts scope, distant and in very poor light this image from P J Grant 'Gulls a guide to identification' seemed fitting somehow..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Well done and all credit to the finder..</span></div>
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<br />JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-11245206262903507862017-12-31T01:57:00.000+11:002018-01-01T18:59:26.180+11:00Rutters Review 2017<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A pictoral review of my year.</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Much more seen and experienced this year than shown here, a good wildlife year...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've seen others do this sort of thing really well and its always great to see, reviewing photos and edits like this makes me realise there is masses of room, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">certainly</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,for getting better results and hopefully more photographs in 2018 storm 'Dylan' is raging as I type here, its a bit blustery.</span></div>
JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-33388974090204969542017-12-11T07:19:00.003+11:002017-12-11T09:56:34.589+11:00Old Cold<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It occurred to me, pretty quickly, it has been a long time since I had felt as cold as I did this morning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm sure I'm right when I remember cold frosty days being quite normal in wintertime, I used to love those type of mornings, they couldn't be too cold as long as it was clear and the sun was due to rise and take a few degrees out of the chill.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I like to walk when the weather is like this, keeps the body temperature ticking over and because it was clear the light would be really good for watching birds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know these mornings have been less usual in recent years because this morning I experienced difficulties I never remember being and issue to me before, hands mainly, in fact exclusively, I couldn't keep them warm, all morning, except when they were wrapped around a mug of tea of course. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Its true that my 'genuine sheepskin' gloves are getting a bit past their best but the real problem is I am too, I'm a bit older and have become accustomed to muggy, mild, wet winters. Nice cold icy mornings have been missing but nevertheless I was glad to be reaquainted today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was -5 when I met Stewart at Alnmouth, we headed to East Chevington. It was quiet and very cold, the north pond was 80% or so iced over. Swans were sat motionless in the iced areas, I wasn't sure if they had perished or not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The free water held all of the birds, Tufted Duck, Teal, Wigeon, Goldeneye, Whooper and Mute Swans all crammed in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hawfinches had been discovered here a few weeks or so ago and had been seen almost daily since. Stewart had been already but we decided to pay a visit this morning, better views perhaps or just a chance to see these secretive birds well. They favour Hornbeams, feeding on the seeds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We stayed for an hour or so and had some good views, even tried a distant photograph or two, great birds, I really enjoyed them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Distant and dodgy Hawfinch photographs, what a great morning, out in the cold..</span>JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-47658737755399597932017-11-12T06:07:00.001+11:002017-11-14T06:17:02.465+11:00Park Closed <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6/11/2017 Its years since the last time I was in Hulne Park. Hawfinches have been seen lately and, rightly so, are interesting many. This got me thinking about where they used to be seen each winter and I decided to take a nostalgic look back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It didn't matter, my best, and last, Hawfinch encounter was outside the boundary of Hulne Park in the tree line along the park wall heading north west, it was quite low down and close.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was sunny with only light cloud so the south west facing, Ivy cloaked park walls were quite warm. A Red Admiral was out on one of the Ivy patches, and another close by, a total of seven were seen. They were in various states of wear, from fresh and crisp to quite tatty and worn, last butterflies of the year possibly, great to see, hopefully each one found a safe and dry place to spend the winter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A nice little group of Roe Deer crossed my path as I headed back towards the park gates, quite a pleasant, if short, walk out.</span>JWRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05993883234454936533noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2721285834539112238.post-86685816164470977322017-11-07T08:43:00.001+11:002017-11-07T08:43:44.722+11:00Sea two Sea<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not done a lot of sea watching in my lifetime of birding, don't know why really, well I do but its not because it isn't good birding. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its all about studying and understanding weather patterns really, something I'm not that good at, beyond the very basics. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anyway Sunday 29th October looked quite promising, basically, so we headed for Beadnell Off we staggered from the car park, laden with cameras, deck chairs, telescopes sandwiches, flasks and far to many clothes across Beadnell bay, past the harbour and along to the scheduled ancient monument of Ebbas Nook. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The site of a 12th or 13th century monastery. I always enjoy being in places like this for some reason.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Its a great place to settle down, shelter and watch seabirds too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Full morning from first light to after mid day spent huddled around our scopes, great views of Great Northern Diver, Sooty Shearwater some distant Great Skuas but was good enough but halfway through the morning Stewart got his eye on a Petrel, a <b>Storm Petrel</b>, my first ever in the field, I have seen them before by torchlight during ringing sessions but never as they should be seen, reasonable views too as it rounded the point heading north.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Excellent, morning done?... no</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Social media alerted us to a White Billed Diver heading our way, seen past Whitburn. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Now there's a timetable to follow that informs us approximately what time this bird will pass Beadnell Point, incredible, I've heard about this before but was keen to see if it would work, surely a second new bird was a formality here, especially since we had been joined by several additional pairs of eyes, very good ones too..</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It didn't... White Billed Diver tracked up the coast and seen from every headland except the one we were sat on. Never mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A little bit quieter one week on, 5th November. The highlight for me on this seawatch wasn't a sea bird, a Woodcock was picked up far out at sea. Flying straight for me, it seemed. This bird was just completing a flight across the north sea, a metre or two ashore and it dropped down onto the rocks, right in front of us, We watched it for a while, taking clumsy snaps through the scope with phones.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few Bottle Nosed Dolphins were surfacing offshore and some fabulous Long Tailed Duck in the harbour completed this visit.</span><br />
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