Yesterday we had an afternoon\/evening safari around southeast Northumberland and Druridge Bay, an exciting prospect as these are producing some of our most memorable sightings.<\/p>\n
Around lunchtime I started to receive calls about Bottlenose Dolphins<\/em><\/strong>, 5 past Newbiggin and 20-40 E of St Mary’s.\u00a0 When I arrived at Church Point at 14:40, the dolphins had departed but a Harbour Porpoise<\/em><\/strong> was close inshore.\u00a0 Once our clients had arrived we set off up the coast.\u00a0 First stop produced a juvenile Little Owl<\/em><\/strong>, lazing in the afternoon sunshine.\u00a0 A seawatching session revealed plenty of\u00a0Gannets<\/em><\/strong> and Sandwich Terns<\/em><\/strong>, and\u00a0Katie quickly spotted more Harbour Porpoises<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0The rest of the afternoon’s birdwatching produced excellent views of Lapwing, Common Sandpiper, Dunlin, Greenshank, Common Tern <\/em><\/strong>and some very entertaining Grey Herons<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Non-birdy interest included Small Copper<\/em><\/strong> and Dark Green Fritillary butterflies, Blue-tailed Damselfly <\/em><\/strong>and a Common Frog<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 I chose a picnic spot giving us a wide view over the increasingly calm sea, producing further sightings of Harbour Porpoise<\/em><\/strong>, a distant group of Bottlenose Dolphins<\/em><\/strong> and a Peregrine<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n Then we were on our way to the evening’s final destination.\u00a0 As we walked, quietly, through a heavily shaded steep wooded valley, I began to question myself; could we really be succesful with a group of 6 clients, when we were searching for an animal that is so easily disturbed?\u00a0 A Red Fox<\/em><\/strong> crossed the path ahead of us, although everyone other than Alice was looking the other way.\u00a0 I allowed everyone to settle into position on one side of the valley and we waited.\u00a0 In what seemed like no time at all, a stripy black-and-white head appeared from the undergrowth on the opposite side of the stream and our first Badger<\/em><\/strong> of the evening came trotting along.\u00a0 It paused briefly and then crossed the stream before vanishing up the hill behind us.\u00a0 After 30 mins, and another 6 Badgers<\/em><\/strong>!, we headed back to the Landy.\u00a0 With the bat detector switched on, we\u00a0listened to, and had\u00a0close views of, Common Pipistrelle<\/em><\/strong> and Daubenton’s Bat<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Family bookings are always interesting, but the enthusiasm and cheerfulness of Emma, Katie and Alice made it such an enjoyable day (not forgetting the three older members of the group of course).<\/p>\n We’ll be running afternoon\/evening safaris throughout the year, so give us a call on 01670 827465 to arrange your own Northern Experience \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday we had an afternoon\/evening safari around southeast Northumberland and Druridge Bay, an exciting prospect as these are producing some of our most memorable sightings. 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