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Heron there 😉 Druridge Bay Safari 09/07/19
I collected Robin and Cia, and Linda and Pete, from Newbiggin ahead of a day exploring Druridge Bay and southeast Northumberland… Over the years we’ve refined our tours on the coast to included different habitat types and starting with a walk through some riparian woodland we were rewarded with great views of Nuthatches and a…
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Mesmerising murmuration; Druridge Bay Bespoke birdwatching 15/11/18
A lot of our clients muse on the possibility of retiring and moving to Northumberland, and John had done just that and booked a bespoke day out with us to explore some of the lesser-known birdwatching sites around Druridge Bay and southeast Northumberland… With an almost cloudless blue sky and a chill wind we set…
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Wax(w)ing lyrical about wildlife; Otter Safari 09/11/16
There are a few species that really epitomise winter wildlife-watching, and they include my favourite bird, one of my favourite mammals, and another bird that never fails to excite… I collected Andy from Whitley Bay (it’s great to have him back from Mull for a few months over the winter!) and we had an interesting…
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Midwinter mammal magic; Otter and Squirrel Safari 10/01/2016
Trips with more than one target species can be tricky, particularly if the different targets don’t occur at the same sites as each other… I collected Lynn, Alan, Glynis and Michael from Swarland and we headed southeast towards Druridge Bay. The weather forecast promised showers and the first of those, accompanied by a bone-chilling breeze,…
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Big Garden Birdwatch 2013
Last weekend was the Big Garden Birdwatch and we followed tradition by sitting in our kitchen with a mug of coffee, and a bacon and tomato sandwich, having topped up all of the feeders the evening before. An hour later, we’d racked up a list of 21 species; Blackbird 3, Jackdaw 2, Collared Dove 2,…
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Beginner’s Birdwatching 16/10/11
I collected Ruth and Margaret from The Swan for their second trip with us; this time a half-day Beginner’s Birdwatching trip around Druridge Bay and southeast Northumberland. After scouring some bushes where we could hear a roving tit flock, and enjoying excellent views of a flock of Tree Sparrows in the beautiful sunshine, we visited…
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Feeding time
I’ve never been good at sitting in the office and concentrating on one task for any length of time. Having an office window that looks out over the 76ha of mixed woodland of Choppington Woods LNR is a real blessing, allowing me to mix work and birdwatching. When I need to stretch my legs, a…
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Another big freeze
It’s hard to believe that we posted on the blog back in January about the big freeze last winter and here we are again in a similar position already before the end of November (although at least at the moment it isn’t so prolonged). I went in to Newcastle last Wednesday for a seminar about…