{"id":4325,"date":"2018-06-04T10:18:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T09:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4325"},"modified":"2018-06-04T10:18:10","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T09:18:10","slug":"spotted-cheviot-valleys-bespoke-photography-and-birdwatching-26-05-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/northumberland\/cheviot-valleys\/spotted-cheviot-valleys-bespoke-photography-and-birdwatching-26-05-18","title":{"rendered":"Spotted; Cheviot Valleys Bespoke Photography and Birdwatching 26\/05\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the second year running we had a day out with David, and John, as part of his prize from the North East Wildlife Photography Awards.\u00a0 This time we were heading into the centre of Northumberland to explore <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/experiences\/tour\/11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Cheviot Valleys<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Exploring a roadside verge produced <em><strong>Common Blue<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Blue-tailed Damselflies<\/strong><\/em>, <em><strong>Red and Black Froghoppers<\/strong><\/em> and then an <em><strong>Adder<\/strong><\/em> \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Around 2&#8242; in length it suddenly stopped it&#8217;s exploration of the undergrowth and began almost imperceptibly coiling itself into a spiral, eventually being no bigger than a clenched fist.\u00a0 <em><strong>Brown Hares<\/strong><\/em> were in a roadside field and <em><strong>Pheasant<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Red-legged Partridge<\/strong><\/em> trotted along, and across, the road ahead of us.\u00a0 <em><strong>Dipper<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Grey Wagtail<\/strong><\/em> were on rocks surrounded by shallow fast flowing water as <em><strong>Red Grouse<\/strong><\/em> chuckled from the heather clad slopes of the valley sides, <em><strong>Cuckoos<\/strong><\/em> were calling as <em><strong>Redpoll<\/strong><\/em> trilled overhead and then a small angry mob of passerines pursued one <em><strong>Cuckoo<\/strong><\/em> over the trees above us.\u00a0 One bird which featured repeatedly was a species that&#8217;s undergone a dramatic decline.\u00a0 In the mid 90&#8217;s I had <em><strong>Spotted Flycatchers<\/strong><\/em> breeding outside my bathroom window on the outskirts of Newcastle but seeing them now is far easier if you journey well inland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the second year running we had a day out with David, and John, as part of his prize from the North East Wildlife Photography Awards.\u00a0 This time we were heading into the centre of Northumberland to explore the Cheviot Valleys&#8230; 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