Tag: Stilt Sandpiper

  • Lifers; Druridge Bay birdwatching 13/08/2014

    It isn’t unusual for our clients to see species for the first time on one of our tours, but it’s much less usual for me to see something new… I collected Chris from home in Gosforth and we headed out towards the coast and Druridge Bay.  It’s always a great pleasure to have Chris out…

  • Breathtaking; Bespoke Druridge Bay safari 05/08/2014

    I know I may go on a bit about how wonderful Northumberland is but, even after more than 20 years living here, there are days when even I find it hard to believe just how good it can be… I collected Colin and Hazel from the hills above Budle Bay and we headed south along…

  • Twitching; Druridge Bay 29/07/2014

    I collected Stephen from home in North Shields and we headed north to Druridge Bay for an afternoon and evening of birdwatching.  Late July can produce some very good birds, and this was to be no exception… Mediterranean Gull is a bit of a southeast Northumberland speciality, and the ghostly white adult drifting across the…

  • Druridge Bay 08/08/12

    In very summery weather I arrived at Newton to collect Yvonne, Mark and Marie.  Sunglasses and sun cream were the order of the day and we headed down to Druridge Bay and southeast Northumberland.  Family trips are always a bit of an unknown, but having a sharp-eyed 10 year old on her first visit to…