Chris Knox

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Kestrel #BudleBay 06/11/25 #NEbirding

Spotshank, Greenshank and four Blackwit today, hopefully all will overwinter. Also 110 Twite. #BudleBay #NEbirding

A classic backdrop; two very vocal Tawny Owls this evening #BudleBay #NEbirding

Here's why we need to fight for Britain's right to roam

Only 3% of the UK is common land, compared to 50% four centuries ago. How can we get back our right to roam?

A good old 1970s "bonny" i remember them well..we used to pinch nearby estates wood !!!

British.

Some Bird Magic — the Rutland Baird’s Sandpiper pulls a classic disappearing act… straight up the barrel of a camera lens! Maybe a bit of overkill on the size of lens required! 🎩🔫📸 #ukbirding #BirdingUK #RareBirdUK

Being doing the same today at #BudleBay, says alot about how quiet this autumn has been thus far..

Nice !

Thats visit one of my Winter Bird Survey done in NU1343. Thirty-five sp recorded but not a single Song Thrush @bbs-birds.bsky.social @tomcad.bsky.social #NEbirding

We dont see many Coot in #BudleBay nowadays. This mornings was only the 8th known record in this
millennium #NEbirding

A day total of 143 Whooper Swan also 2 Pintail #BudleBay #NEbirding @ntbirdclub.bsky.social

An Eider sheltering from the gale well inside the bay #BudleBay #NEbirding

A confiding Wigeon #BudleBay #NEbirding @ntbirdclub.bsky.social

A big 4.5 metre tide brought many birds onto the saltmarsh inc a handful of Blackwit #BudleBay #NEbirding @ntbirdclub.bsky.social

First of the autumns Whoopers (19) thro today #BudleBay #NEbirding @ntbirdclub.bsky.social

Black-tailed Godwits #BudleBay #NEbirding

Marsh Harrier & pair of Raven playing in the gale today #BudleBay #StormAmy #NEbirding

Light diurnal mvt this am before wind got up and rain. Noteworthy was eight Reed Buntings in/off, briefly dropping into cover before moving purposefuly S #BudleBay #NEbirding

Roosting Common Gulls have been regulalry monitored over the years with a high of 14,000 in Sept 1993. Since then peaks have fallen with a mere 1,100 this evening #BudleBay #NEbirding

Ad & 2CY Mediterranean Gulls #BudleBay #NEbirding

Still up to half a dozen Greenshank today #BudleBay #NEbirding #Waders

Pleny of Geese moving through in recent days #BudleBay #NEbirding

Peregrine #BudleBay #NEbirding

Nice shot of the pale underwing

Huge mass of algae removed from Northumberland bay Researchers are pioneering ways of removing algae from around plants at Budle Bay in Northumberland.

May explain the utter lack of small waders in #BudleBay this autumn #Nebirding

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Nice ; agree massively under-reported and looked for ?

Its the commonest call im hearing from Chiffies in NE Northumbs this last few weeks

Greenshank #BudleBay #NEbirding