{"id":3366,"date":"2016-07-05T10:25:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T09:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3366"},"modified":"2016-07-05T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-05T09:25:23","slug":"mid-summer-mammals-bespoke-coastal-safari-270616","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/northumberland\/druridge\/mid-summer-mammals-bespoke-coastal-safari-270616","title":{"rendered":"Mid-summer Mammals; Bespoke Coastal Safari 27\/06\/16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As much as I enjoy searching for mammals during the winter, there&#8217;s no denying that the middle of the summer can be a very productive time to concentrate on fur rather than feathers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>I collected Jane and Mike from Seahouses and we headed towards <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/experiences\/tour\/12\" target=\"_blank\">Druridge Bay<\/a> and southeast Northumberland for an afternoon and evening exploring NEWT&#8217;s local patch.\u00a0 <em><strong>Barn Owls<\/strong><\/em> are always a welcome sight and this one was no exception as it quartered, hovered and dropped to the ground in pursuit of prey.\u00a0 A mixed flock of waders included <em><strong>Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, Common Snipe, Lapwing, Ruff<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Redshank<\/strong><\/em> as a <em><strong>Brown Hare<\/strong><\/em> wandered by.\u00a0 A mammal that is a real Northumberland speciality put in a very welcome appearance.\u00a0 Descending a tree trunk head first the <em><strong>Red Squirrel<\/strong><\/em> was intent on raiding a feeder.\u00a0 Then it was away back up the tree before demonstrating it&#8217;s agility by leaping from tree to tree on thin branches.\u00a0 A distant <em><strong>Otter<\/strong><\/em> was slightly less than obliging as it made it&#8217;s way along the edge of a reedbed before vanishing into the gloom.\u00a0 As dusk approached we were sitting in a narrow, steep-sided valley watching for <em><strong>Badgers<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 As <em><strong>pipistrelles<\/strong><\/em> flicked across our field of vision, we could hear the cracking branches that betray the presence of a large clumsy animal and there was a brief glimpse of black and white through the trees opposite.\u00a0 Light levels continued to fall and a <em><strong>Roebuck<\/strong><\/em> wandered out into the open.\u00a0 He paused briefly, looking directly at us, and was then spotted by another <em><strong>roebuck<\/strong><\/em> who took exception to his presence and let out a series of blood-curdling yells.\u00a0 If you were walking through woodland at dusk and didn&#8217;t know what the sound was it could be pretty terrifying \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As much as I enjoy searching for mammals during the winter, there&#8217;s no denying that the middle of the summer can be a very productive time to concentrate on fur rather than feathers&#8230; 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