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Autumn chill
Friday was a trip that I’d been looking forward to for quite some time. Emily had been on the bird ID course that I ran as part of North Pennines WildWatch and had then booked herself and her dad, Steve, onto an Otter Safari. I arrived at Church Point to collect them, and we set…
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Through our clients eyes
After four years of guiding visiting birdwatchers around some of the stunning habitat that we have in Northumberland, one thing we’ve learned above all else is that hardly any two people hear, or see, things the same as each other. As I drove to Rothbury, to collect Bill, Kate, Gerry and Ieva, I was wondering…
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Call of the wild
Yesterday was the second of four Druridge Bay/Southeast Northumberland afternoon and evening trips this week, and I collected Natalie and Clive from Newton on the Moor just after lunch before heading south. Starting with a short woodland walk, we enjoyed close views of those arboreal specialists Treecreeper, Nuthatch and Great Spotted Woodpecker, but this time…
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Bird Watching Magazine Reader Holiday Day 3: 09/07/2011
On Saturday morning our destination was Druridge Bay and southeast Northumberland and another poor weather forecast ( a bit of a running theme during the holiday…) suggested that we may well get wet. An addition to the mammal list for the trip raced across the road ahead of us; a Stoat – an endearing predator…
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Whistle while you work
Yesterday was one of what are rapidly becoming our favourite trips; afternoon/evening safaris. I collected Claire and Stuart from their holiday cottage near Brinkburn Priory and we headed towards the coast. Our regular Little Owl watched us imperiously, before turning tail and scuttling out of sight as a dog walker came along the track. The…