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Rothbury to Thropton along the Coquet
A couple of weeks ago I paid another visit to Rothbury for the Green Hairstreaks last visit I seemed to early and this visit to late as I saw no sign of any the weather was good enough but after an...
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Well another Springwatch is being aired on our TV's and for me this is undoubtedly the best yet , I have been fascinated by the webcam on the Bittern nest , how else would you get to see such behaviour...
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Bee-FlySome insight into the life of the Bee-Fly on Springwatch I have only seen one once but they are probably more common just a case of looking out for them , I had read they where parasitic on...
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The Long Nanny-Terns
Another visit to the Long Nanny this time via Newton which is a much shorter walk, the Warden team now well encamped , and the area roped off , the wardens where all young and very keen and...
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First Damsels
It was not until the 21st that I had my first Damselflies although Iv'e not been especially looking but with the increased sunshine and daylight hours I look forward to seeing lots of Dragons &...
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1000th Post -Great Reed Warbler
Well this is my 1000th post so what better than a new County bird in the form of Great Reed Warbler, it was reported in the morning but with the weather set in I left it till later as I had to go the...
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Little Owl- Barn Owl
A couple of ventures out in the search of Owls reaped reward in the form of Little Owl and Barn Owl, years ago I used to have no problem finding Little Owl perhaps I was just out more I find them very...
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Wingates Quarry Durham
The end of last month we where down at Shotton Colliery Durham there is a small airfield that does Skydiving we where there to watch someone do a charity jump , I must admit it did look fantastic as...
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Butterflies & Flowers
This is an amalgamation of tramping around several sites with just an odd photo here and there , I did go on a Botany walk which was very interesting and I did learn some new plants but most where...
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The Long Nanny -3
Another visit to the Long Nanny to see how things are progressing ,it started off a nice sunny day but the further north I drove the sun soon disappeared , I was hoping to check out the dune slacks...
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Butterflies & Dragonflies
Some photos from June of Butterflies and Dragonflies from various visits around the local area some nice sunny days helped with the emergence of some new species for the year . No sign of any Broad...
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Little Bittern -1
Monday the news filtered out of a Little Bittern seen and heard at Gosforth Park Nature Reserve, I was along the coast and rather than dash off straight there I decided to go home first and dress...
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Little Bittern-2
I could not get back last Tuesday to try for the Little Bittern so at 05:45 on Wednesday Morning I arrived at the hide to hear that it had been seen again some birders had to leave for work so I was...
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Rat Smoker
This apparently is a petrol driven "RAT SMOKER" on an internet site and yours for a mere £50 , I don't think it's the same sort of smoking as in Kippers, the modern world in which we live !
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Dunstanburgh Castle
towards the end of last Month we had a run up to Dunstanburgh Castle ,now I have been here many times while camping nearby , but today we actually went inside for a look around , I was very surprised...
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Dragonflies
The start of July saw the emergence of Emerald Damselflies only one at one site then a few more at another till by the end of the day there where many resting in the tall grass as it became overcast...
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Lindisfarne-Botany
A run up to Holy Island, Lindisfarne with a start at the Snook the object to look at some of the Botany especially those plants new to me apart from the obvious such as Viper's Bugloss , Ragwort...
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PKCS -Caspian Gull
Well I was surprised at the news of a ringed Caspian Gull at Amble harbour and the fact it had been there a few days ,so I headed up today not having seen Caspian Gull anywhere let alone the County ....
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Emperor Dragonflies
Emperor Dragonflies seem to becoming more and more common , this year I have found at least one at about every pond visited and up to three at one site , getting photos is another matter altogether ,...
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Time for a Blog Update -Insects
These are just a few photos taken from various locations in deepest Northumberland ,one of these days I will set up an insect studio at home they do offer a great challenge to try and get some decent...
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