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Birdwatching by boat off the Northumberland coast
Now, you shouldn’t need to read too many of my blog posts to realise that seabirds and cetaceans occupy a special place in my heart, and that I’m in my element once I’m on a boat off the Northumberland coast. Saturday was our annual ‘Whale and Dolphin Cruise’ on Glad Tidings V, out of Seahouses. …
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Life begins at 40
Friday was our long-awaited pelagic to the Farne Deeps. We’d originally planned the trip for August 12th, but the weather put paid to that 🙁 Rescheduling to September 3rd meant that four of the original participants had to withdraw because of other commitments, but we were able to fill those places and have a reserve…