Hot day. Weekend drivers. A1 road works. Morpeth chokka. An hour to get from Cramlington to Alnmouth. A country road. A grassy embankment. Long grass, nettles and shorts. A muddy shoreline. Tall grasses moving in the breeze. No clear view. The quarry a hundred yards away.
But a Spotted Sandpiper nonetheless.
I wish Carling did twitching! I'd even settle for M&S!
Saturday 27 July 2013
Thursday 25 July 2013
Sandy Shore
IIIIIIIIIIIIII wonder if one day that......................................................
Oops, not Sandie Shaw, but the west shore of Arcot and the northern half, to be precise.
Over the past few days, it has held one or two Common Sandpipers, and/or one or two Green Sandpipers, and this evening, it reached a peak with two Green, one Common and two Wood.
Hard going at the moment, but a bit of momentum building.
Bring on the Spotty Red!
Oops, not Sandie Shaw, but the west shore of Arcot and the northern half, to be precise.
Over the past few days, it has held one or two Common Sandpipers, and/or one or two Green Sandpipers, and this evening, it reached a peak with two Green, one Common and two Wood.
Hard going at the moment, but a bit of momentum building.
Bring on the Spotty Red!
Tuesday 23 July 2013
Total Birding
With Wessie 'sans eau', 100% of my time is now at Arcot.
Today, adult and two juv Water Rail, two Green Sandpiper (there was but one at dinner time) and a Common Sandpiper too.
There several 'broods' of Little Grebe, and wee Coots and Moorhens too!
It's a busy place, if not a tad predictable, but for now, it's the only place to be.
Today, adult and two juv Water Rail, two Green Sandpiper (there was but one at dinner time) and a Common Sandpiper too.
There several 'broods' of Little Grebe, and wee Coots and Moorhens too!
It's a busy place, if not a tad predictable, but for now, it's the only place to be.
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