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One Cuckoo flew over the pipit’s nest; birdwatching in the Cheviot Valleys 09/06/2013
Sunday was another trip into the Cheviot Valleys, with two of our returning clients. We first met Pete and Janet at the Bird Fair in 2008 and this was their third trip with us (plus a trip that they organised for their local Natural History Society in 2009). It’s always a pleasure to meet up…
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Heading for the hills; Birdwatching in the Cheviot Valleys 06/06/2013
Thursday brought a trip that I’d been looking forward to for some time; I first met Chris many years ago, while I was Field Trips Officer for the Northumberland and Tyneside Bird Club, so it was going to be a day out with a client who knew me several careers ago. We met up at…
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Sound
As I collected Jason and Jane for a bespoke day of birdwatching in the beautiful Cheviot valleys, the first few raindrops pattered against the windscreeen of the car. As we headed south from Melkington the rain stopped and visibility improved, so I was sure were in for an excellent day. The day featured all of…
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Lightning strikes twice
Trips with existing clients are always a pleasure, not only because it’s very gratifying to get a booking from someone we’ve taken out before, but also because we already have shared memories. I had 3 things vivid in my mind from when I took Pete and Janet out in September 2008 – it rained, we saw 11…
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Slow, slow
Yesterday was the first of two days out with the winners of last year’s Birdwatching Northumberland prize draw. After collecting Andy and Jean from the Bamburgh Castle Inn our destination was the Harthope Valley in the Cheviots. It’s one of our favourite locations; stunning landscape, interesting geology and, of course, excellent wildlife. As we reached…