Monday 24 August 2020

Exciting Times


No Pinks


Further North

An enjoyable morning on the Snook but this place is not what it was. The village is a no go area after 9am ... aaaagh. (Maybe I don't like sharing?)





Still some lingering warblers at East Chevington.


Juvenile Kingfisher




Hedgeley

Early Morning


Rene



Pacific Golden Plover

Boulmer, East Chevington, Newbiggin (no picture) and back to East Chevington.




 

Sunday 16 August 2020

Video Clips








Some pretty awful images from last week. Drizzle, Low Light Levels and Distant, Fast Flying birds my excuse.




 

Saturday 8 August 2020

Local Widlife


Bearded Tits still on the patch but proving difficult to locate.

Likewise the Bittern can be quite elusive, especially as there are no visible channels for it to feed and be observed.  When the reeds are cleared to enable viewing, it would be more effective if water channels were dug in. This would prevent the new growth spreading too quickly and would allow for the viewing of birds such as the Water Rail and Bittern.


My first Skua of the year and this dark phase Arctic Tern has been lingering in the bay for most of the week.


Grass-of-Parnassus  A beautiful flower showing some amazing detail in the arrangement of the stamen. At first I thought this small area had very few plants, however, they flower late and a subsequent visit proved there to be more than twenty plants.


Field Digger Wasp (I think) carrying Diptera sp? into its nest hole.



Whinchats still arriving on the coast. After seeing none this spring it has been a joy to see so many juveniles.

Little Egret numbers have been extraordinarily high in the last few weeks. I wonder how many will overwinter?

Fumitory sp?


White Water-lily


Curlew Sandpiper but where are the Spotted Redshanks?


Returning Caspian Gull, Amble Harbour
White-rumped Sandpiper with Dunlin


Magpie Moth
 Juvenile Marsh Harrier. The male has returned to the nest site and should undergo a moult soon? It is a very poorly marked bird for a two year old male. (can and is at times mistaken for a female.)