I Northumberland ticked a bird on the Blyth 30 years ago, it would have been the same bird, a TRC special
01.03.2026 17:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0I Northumberland ticked a bird on the Blyth 30 years ago, it would have been the same bird, a TRC special
01.03.2026 17:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Bit of a Brute - Blyth yesterday #SuperSeabirdSunday
01.03.2026 12:06 — 👍 20 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
On the Mighty Blyth today, great find by @sudswatcher.bsky.social also much thanks to Tim Watson as well for driving me to the Staithes of Requirement #NEbirding #UKbirding
28.02.2026 21:11 — 👍 31 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0That’s a great account of your trip to see it, Ross is such a special place
01.02.2026 14:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
From a year ago today, the wonderful American Buff-bellied Pipit that wintered at Ross, Lindisfarne NNR. Sadly, no sign of it returning this winter #NEbirding
01.02.2026 14:27 — 👍 22 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Slinking along the fringes of the reeds, a Bittern catching the low sun at Gosforth NR, one of three there today #NEbirding
10.01.2026 17:58 — 👍 31 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Morning seawatch from Emmanuel Head, quality not quantity, single Great Northern and Black-throated Divers south so far #NEbirding
30.12.2025 10:16 — 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Meant to mention that there’s been a male Stonechat at Gossy Subsidence Pond, been there at least a few days and still there today - favours the north side at the west end - may linger until next year and have some listing value for you?
29.12.2025 18:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0No idea how that happened🤷♂️
28.12.2025 20:41 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0………. Viva A.c.flammea
28.12.2025 20:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Ross Back Sands today:
1 Manxie
1 BTD
62 RTD
3 Slavs
14 LTD
115 Eider
97 Com Scoter
37 RB Merg
44 Sanderling
63 Razorbill
18 Guillemot
22 large auk sp.
61 Kittiwake
26 Com Gull
15 BH Gull
51 Herring Gull
46 GBB Gull
88 Shag
68 Cormorant
ca100 Gannet
2 Lap Bunting
#NEbirding
One of at least 61 Kittiwake off Ross Back Sands, Northumberland today #SuperSeabirdSunday
28.12.2025 19:40 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0A flock of ca40 Lessers on Gosforth Golf Club’s course yesterday held 2-3 Mealy - in birches between the fairways south of Heathery Lane & east of The Bridlepath
28.12.2025 19:27 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Happy Days🙂
26.12.2025 14:52 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Lunchtime at Weldon Bridge today. A couple of Blackbird alarm calls grabbed my attention but it took a while before my suspicions bore fruit when, amidst the heavily ivy clad upper stems of a tree, I picked up a roosting Tawny Owl #NEbirding
23.12.2025 21:41 — 👍 14 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I usually compress mine to 300KB for surshal media, although lately, I’ve tried ca800KB but they still come out soft on BlueSky compared to same image on Twitter/X or Facebook
01.12.2025 13:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0thanks John, photos seem to get very softened up by BlueSky though
30.11.2025 21:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
#SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social
RB Merg in the surf at Ross Back Sands today - an honorary seabird in Northumberland!
Ross Back Sands today, highlights were Grey Phalarope, Little Auk, 32 Whoopers, 93 Com Scoter, 36 LTD, 17 RB Merg, 13 RTD, 3 GND, 5 Slavs, Little Egret, 12+ Little Gull & Med Gull #NEbirding
30.11.2025 20:54 — 👍 25 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
A perusal of Holy Island's beaches with Andy Mould
today - rare wheatears were very much in mind but amidst the bracing showers, the best bird was a Black Redstart taking advantage of the south facing cliffs of The Heugh - other value came in the form of 4 Snow Bunting on Snook #NEbirding #UKbirding
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17.11.2025 21:48 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Nice one Adam🙂👍
16.11.2025 20:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
When they got there, the cupboard was bare!
Four Sparrowhawk and a Merlin were knocking about on HI today but very few migrants were present - 28 Robins, a couple of Goldcrest and the Hume's Warbler, which was seen by others this morning, were some of the snacks on offer #NEbirding #UKbirding
Quiet on Holy Island today, some combined totals with Andy Mould were 8 Woodcock & 2 Chiff. The LTT flock still totals 11 with sadly, no nominate caudatus interlopers. Offshore, there was a noticeable 240/hr northerly passage of Kittiwake with 3 Little Gull in the mix #NEbirding #UKbirding
14.11.2025 19:50 — 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Eye Eye
14.11.2025 18:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Brill🙂
Not the the same as the Arnold Layne Memorial Reserve
Takes two to know
It was a wonderful day Paul and, as often the case, by a really nice twist of fate, the Hume’s was exactly 30 years to the day since Eric Meek had had one at Hauxley
08.11.2025 17:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Quiet on Holy Island today with Andy Mould, Ian Davison & Ian Kerr, nothing really new just less of yesterday's birds. Good to pop in for second helpings of the Dusky Warbler and this time manage to get some photos albeit with lots of difficulty🙂 #UKbirding #NEbirding
08.11.2025 16:55 — 👍 18 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Holy Island today: Dusky Warbler, SEO, 9 Woodcock, 1 Chiff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrests plus good numbers of Blackbirds. A special date for me, it came up trumps with the Dusky😀 (no photos sadly☹️) The 25th anniversary of finding a Pallas's, Dusky & Hume's Warbler at Hauxley
07.11.2025 21:12 — 👍 13 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0