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Arrivals
As I pulled into the car park at The Swan, Peter and Elizabeth were sitting in the bright sunshine. There was still a cold edge to the breeze though, and we set out to explore Druridge Bay, south east Northumberland and the Northumberland coast. Masses of frogspawn was evidence that our amphibians were getting on…
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Druridge Bay 01/05/2012
We often find ourselves, usually when we’re at the British Bird Fair, explaining that Northumberland isn’t a particularly rainy county, in fact it’s very much the opposite. It is sometimes cold and windy though…but all you need to do is wrap up warm 😉 I collected Philip and Pauline from Outchester and we headed south towards Druridge…
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Birdwatching; more than just a Hobby
Our two Druridge Bay mini-safaris last Wednesday both featured one of my favourite birds; Black-tailed Godwit. A group of eight flying N at dusk in torrential rain may have included the five that we saw at lunchtime. With plenty of Curlew, Lapwing and Dunlin, as well as a few Ruff and Common Sandpipers there was…
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Wildlife photography in focus
After a busy week I was looking forward to a couple of days catching up on admin and housework (no, really, I was looking forward to doing some housework…). Then, on Saturday morning, the ‘phone rang and we took a booking for Sunday; a photographer visting the area was frustrated by the weather leading to…
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mid-April magic
After a couple of days in the office (although I’m not complaining; I spent those two days finalising details for two new projects and taking bookings for group photography trips and a Northumberland birdwatching holiday) it was good to get out with clients this morning. Our three clients became just one though, due to the…