@johnsoniain.bsky.social
Environmental consultant and birder/ photographer based in the North Tyneside, though originally from Manchester.
Northern Lights above Saxa Vord
23.09.2025 06:12 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A slow start to our annual week on Unst until we found a Pallas’ Grasshopper Warbler chakking.away in the burn at Clingera @tynemouthbirds.bsky.social
23.09.2025 06:08 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
BBC4 at 9pm today - worth an hour of anyone’s time. #ukbirding
12.03.2025 07:05 — 👍 26 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 2
Firecrest, one of two plus a chiffchaff, from a recent trip to Cornwall. Oh yeah, there was a booted eagle as well but it didn't pose for photos #tease #UKbirding
16.02.2025 23:01 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Mute swan resting on the calm waters of Holywell Pond, Northumberland #NEbirding #UKbirding @nenature.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social
16.02.2025 22:45 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Juvenile Iceland gull, North Shields Fish Quay #NEbirding #UKbirding @nenature.bsky.social @ntbirdclub.bsky.social
16.02.2025 22:45 — 👍 17 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Long-tailed tits enjoying breakfast, Daisy Nook Country Park, Manchester #UKbirding
16.02.2025 22:43 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Kingfisher seen along the canal at Daisy Nook Country Park, Manchester; the children were excited, less so grandad!
16.02.2025 22:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Fantastic views of the Ross's gull at South Shields pier this afternoon; the correct decision made @yellowbrow.bsky.social after seeing a slightly smaller, paler gull from the Tynemouth side
08.01.2025 20:39 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The over wintering water rail in Northumberland Park, Tynemouth, taking advantage of the seeds of a gunnera plant @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @nenature.bsky.social @ourwhitleybay.bsky.social
02.01.2025 17:53 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
A silhouetted grey heron on the foreshore at St Mary's Island @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @ourwhitleybay.bsky.social
02.01.2025 17:51 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 017 little auks, 2+ sooty shearwaters and 1 Manx shearwater were the highlights from an hour at Browns Bay, Whitley bay this am @ntbirdclub.bsky.social
08.12.2024 11:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Water rail sulking in the shadows, Northumberland Park, Tynemouth @ntbirdclub.bsky.social
05.12.2024 21:34 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Brown rat, walking a tightrope and shaking it up in Northumberland Park, Tynemouth
05.12.2024 21:32 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Having spent most of the time chasing off other pipits, the water pipit started to 'dance' with a rock pipit; both bobbing up and down with wings dropped @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @sibechat.bsky.social
05.12.2024 21:08 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Nice lunchtime hour watching the returning water pipit off the promenade at St. Mary's Island, Whitley Bay @ntbirdclub.bsky.social @sibechat.bsky.social
05.12.2024 21:06 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
