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Planning; Bespoke Otter Safari 03/02/17
In glorious sunshine I arrived in Longframlington to collect Lisa and Lucy ahead of a day searching for Otters, Red Squirrels and Kingfishers around Druridge Bay and the Northumberland coast. I was greeted by Ridley, Lisa’s cockerpoo, and it was quickly decided that he would be joining us on the trip 🙂 Our first Otter…
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The icy grip of a cold breeze; Druridge Bay mini-Safari 26/01/17
Thursday was a mini-Safari exploring Druridge Bay and southeast Northumberland and the weather forecast had me donning layer after layer… I collected Chris and Carol from Church Point and we set off. Getting out of the car at our first destination it didn’t seem quite as cold as forecast – until we were facing into…
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The enchantment of dusk; Bespoke Otter Safari 26/10/16
Whatever the time of year, that final hour or so before it’s too dark to see any wildlife is invariably the best bit of the day… I collected Gerry and Tracey from The Swan and we headed towards the coast for a day in search of Otters. Goldcrests, Long-tailed Tits and Robins provided noise and…
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Searching; Otter Safari 18/10/16
A day around Druridge Bay and southeast Northumberland was in store as I arrived at Church Point to collect Sam, Luke, Perdi and Georgina. Ghostly white Mediterranean Gulls were drifting through the assembled cloud of Black-headed Gulls as we prepared to head a few miles inland, and a Swallow over the caravan park was an…
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The departed; Farne Islands Bespoke Birdwatching 30/07/16
The Farne islands in late June are a chaotic place; huge numbers of birds on all of the cliff faces and around the boardwalks. Late July is a very different experience though… I collected Ruth and Ann from Ponteland and we drove across to the coast before heading north for a day of bespoke beginners…
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Dolphins; Farne Islands Bespoke Photography 07/06/16
Tuesday was a trip I’d been looking forward to for a long time, a bespoke photography trip to the Farne Islands, for the parents of one of our Seal Safari clients from back in 2009. I arrived in Seahouse to collect Jill, Pete, Liz and Bernie and we had a couple of hours on the…
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Sounds like an 80’s video game; Otter Safari 07/05/16
I’ve been asked some strange things – not usually by our clients, but members of the public who we’ve bumped in to. “There’s a bird and we’re not sure what it is. It sounds like an 80’s video game”… I collected Carolyn and Pat from Warkworth and we headed out for an afternoon and evening…
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Patience; Otter Safari 07/04/16
I collected Gwyn for a day searching for Otters around Druridge Bay and southeast Northumberland and we headed towards the coast… Our first site didn’t produce any Otter sightings, and there was nothing happening amongst the assembled Curlew, Redshank, Cormorant, Little Egret, Oystercatcher and Mallard to suggest that they were worried about any unseen predator…
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…or maybe not; Otter mini-Safari 27/03/16
After Friday’s lovely weather, it was almost too much to hope that the weekend would stay like that… I arrived at Church Point to collect Jeanette and Simon, Liz and Simon & Gareth and Chris and we set off on a tour of southeast Northumberland in search of Otters. As we arrived at our first…