Tom Tams sibechat - Bluesky Statics

26th February. Sketching white-billed divers at Blyth.
A blog at www.jonathanpomroy.co.uk
Thank you to the finder
@sudswatcher.bsky.social

27.02.2026 17:04 — 👍 56 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 0

That's for sure thanks to @sudswatcher.bsky.social for finding it

28.02.2026 20:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Just processed a few images and I see what you mean John, thanks also for posting that info, very interesting

28.02.2026 20:43 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Just processed a few more images and I see what you mean Dave.

28.02.2026 20:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Cheers Dave

28.02.2026 20:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hi Dave, just out of interest, would you say the bill on the bottom image is a deformity rather than damaged

28.02.2026 18:38 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0

White-billed Divers at Blyth this week, (compared) #NEbirding #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK

28.02.2026 17:43 — 👍 67 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0

Excellent image John, I would say a bill deformity rather than damaged

28.02.2026 17:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Jonathan Pomroy Wildlife & Landscape Artist

Check out these brilliant sketches of your bird which I asked for you to be mentioned jonathanpomroy.wordpress.com

28.02.2026 14:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Adam. Hope you are well

27.02.2026 22:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

adult still in south harbour near Royal Northumberland Yacht Club

27.02.2026 10:36 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland

27.02.2026 01:35 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Andy, it was rough out there today so pleased to get something

26.02.2026 21:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Many thanks Steve

26.02.2026 18:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Sorry it was Cowley road where I had it, X marks the spot next to a seat, but it was also off Coniston earlier this morning.

26.02.2026 17:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

This was off Coniston Road, or the main channel beyond the boatyard

26.02.2026 16:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The second White-billed Diver today on the River Blyth. It took me quite awhile to get images as it kept itself distant in the main channel, but came a lot closer as it swam upriver early afternoon Thanks to @sudswatcher.bsky.social for the heads up. #NEbirding #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK

26.02.2026 16:25 — 👍 60 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0

Does anyone have or is anyone aware of any photos or sightings of juvenile/ 2nd calendar year White-billed Divers during Jan-Feb 2026 from E Scotland or NE England? #birdingScotland #NEbirding #rarebirdsUK

25.02.2026 08:11 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0

It also has a lot more primary and secondaries John

25.02.2026 20:32 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wow just heard there are two White-billed Divers at Blyth now

25.02.2026 19:08 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

24.02.2026 21:53 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

The diver and the Cormorants were bringing up a fair amount of dead, and parts of fish from around the jetty which suggested bycatch, crabs had probably been feeding on some of it

24.02.2026 21:52 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0