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Retired Engineer chasing wildlife on the Costa del Blyth. Mainly rambling about colour-ringed seabirds and NUFC.
Not many birds about today but two colour-flagged Redshank. CTN at Low Hauxley - (from the Wash Wader Group) and the returning bird to Coquet Estuary, back for a 4th year (originally ringed on the Humber). #NEbirding Two in one day!
24.07.2025 11:17 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Gregg Wallace and John Torode in happier times. Masterchef 2005.
15.07.2025 17:45 — 👍 92 🔁 22 💬 2 📌 1
The Blyth Estuary needs you ! - c’mon pull us something out of the bag 🙏
15.07.2025 09:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Here’s a scheme which may fit. Good luck
14.07.2025 05:40 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Good luck David, I’m sure they’re in for some entertainment🤞
06.07.2025 05:04 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0On the money again 👍
04.07.2025 20:44 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0@mangrovepitta.bsky.social just out of interest do you keep a “Splat List” ?
25.06.2025 10:15 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0@angusbirding.bsky.social just a normal day down the Barry Buddon Firing Range eh ?
23.06.2025 06:40 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0After staying on the #Blyth Estuary between 9th and 14th May #ColourRinged Shelduck (Orange AM) was relocated at Thutaston Shore on the Dee Estuary, Wirral on 18th June.
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And Red X /Yellow F on the River Wansbeck in Northumberland at the moment.
22.06.2025 19:51 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Day 1 of “Operation Audouin’s Gull” on the Costa del #Blyth yesterday with thousands of large gulls offshore regularly visiting this pool on the beach. At least 6 Mediterranean Gulls in amongst them represented the start of Med Gull season. #NEbirding
17.06.2025 07:55 — 👍 16 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Mainly Asda at top of the estuary and Lidl lower down
15.06.2025 17:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
We’ve got them all 🙈
14.06.2025 20:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Or this ?
14.06.2025 05:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0The absolute pinnacle 💥
13.06.2025 18:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Pretty much sums up our birding spring on the #Blyth Estuary this year.
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3rd year lucky on the #Blyth Estuary for #ColourRinged Shelduck (Blue DV) with 8 ducklings this afternoon. First successful breeding attempt.
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Realshoes #Boom
05.06.2025 20:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Big release programme near Blyth roundabouts apparently @yellowbrow.bsky.social 😉
05.06.2025 20:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Oops #shouldhavegonetospecsavers
05.06.2025 17:50 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0@mangrovepitta.bsky.social
We’ll see your McGillivray’s Warbler and raise you Woodpigeon. 😉
Amazing first sighting 👍
03.06.2025 12:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
#ColourRinged Common Tern at North #Blyth today. Yellow 3.71 was ringed as a juvenile at Seal Sands on 21/08/22. It was then seen at St Mary’s Island, Sandhaven, South Shields & Royal Quays Marina during 2024.
#NEBirding
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Say nowt 😉
02.06.2025 11:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0#FAFSFBRUTA if I’m not mistaken
02.06.2025 11:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#NEBirding
31.05.2025 17:56 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Yet another playing hard to get #ColourRinged Common Tern at North #Blyth staithes today. Possibly Yellow 2.71 which would make it another #Teesmouth bird but need a nice still day to get a better look. #NEBirding @ntbirdclub.bsky.social
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