Between the slow times of the winter (filled this year by the Northeast Cetacean Project) and the start of our busy season comes a week that is exhausting but enjoyable.<\/p>\n
Sarah was away on Sunday so I took myself off for a walk in Harwood.\u00a0 Lots of Siskins and Crossbills were calling throughout the entire 10 miles, and I managed to capture some images.\u00a0 The howling wind made my other intention, recording their calls, a bit trickier.\u00a0 A couple of Common Buzzards were braving the breeze, and a female Goshawk appeared and disappeared before I could get the camera on to her.\u00a0 I’m not sure whether carrying a dSLR, 500mm lens and heavy tripod around 10 miles of, partially snow-covered, forest tracks is an indication of dedication or insanity.\u00a0 Whichever, it was certainly good exercise.<\/p>\n
Tuesday was an extraordinary day;\u00a0 first the Hadrian’s Wall Trade Fair and Tynedale Tourism Day, then\u00a0I drove to Matfen Hall for an Outdoor Show training session and from there up to the Gun Inn at Ridsdale for a pre-breeding season Hen Harrier volunteer meeting.\u00a0 Wednesday was the\u00a0tourism fair\u00a0in Berwick, organised by the NNTA, and yesterday I attended the Sustainable Tourism Conference at the Rivergreen Centre in Durham.<\/p>\n
Now, at the end of the week, it’s the Alnwick Tourism Fair, followed by a SENTA member event at The Old Ship in Newbiggin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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