{"id":3875,"date":"2017-07-06T12:56:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T11:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3875"},"modified":"2017-07-06T12:56:22","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T11:56:22","slug":"contrast-and-compare-bespoke-photography-holiday-02-050717","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/northumberland\/druridge\/contrast-and-compare-bespoke-photography-holiday-02-050717","title":{"rendered":"Contrast and compare; Bespoke Photography holiday 02-05\/07\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"

I collected Joy from Morpeth railway station ahead of two days enjoying the best photographic opportunities that the Northumberland coast has to offer in early July, and I outlined the plan for the next two days as we drove to The Swan<\/a>.\u00a0 Like last week’s Birdwatching magazine reader holiday<\/a>, the forecast suggested that Monday would be ok…<\/p>\n

Monday 03\/07\/17<\/strong><\/p>\n

An early start saw us boarding the St Cuthbert III and heading towards the Farne Islands<\/a>.\u00a0 Landing on Staple Island was an interesting experience, as the swell was washing against the landing platform, and once on the island Joy demonstrated an excellent eye for spotting a photographic opportunity.\u00a0 Puffin, Shag, Guillemot, Razorbill, Kittiwake<\/strong><\/em> and Fulmar<\/strong><\/em> all posed in front of the lens and I took a few shots with my dSLR as Joy has been thinking about upgrading from her bridge camera to something a bit heavier \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Crossing to Inner Farne early afternoon brought the birds that aren’t present on Staple; Common, Sandwich<\/strong><\/em> and Arctic Terns<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Lots more photographs and by late afternoon we were on our way back to Seahouses and then south along the coast.<\/p>\n

Tuesday 04\/07\/17<\/strong><\/p>\n

The forecast had suggested rain from late morning onwards, so waking up at 06:00 and hearing it hammering down on our roof came as an unpleasant surprise.\u00a0 A tour of the best birdwatching spots on the Northumberland coast, from Bamburgh to Cresswell, brought Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Tufted Duck, Shoveler, Mallard, Teal, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Sandwich, Arctic<\/strong><\/em> and Common Terns, Sedge Warbler, Rock Pipit, Lapwing, Curlew, Sand Martin, Swallow<\/strong><\/em> and Swift<\/strong><\/em> and, surprisingly for the middle of the day in July, Otters<\/strong><\/em> at two separate sites \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

\"Black-legged<\/p>\n

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\"Atlantic<\/p>\n

\"Arctic<\/p>\n

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