Showing posts with label Purple Sandpiper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Purple Sandpiper. Show all posts
Saturday, 4 February 2023

Scarborough Med Gulls

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 Most years at around this time, Jayne and I pop across to Scarborough for a day to spot a few birds, including one of my favourite birds, t...
Wednesday, 2 September 2020

Northumberland Birding

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 This Bank Holiday weekend I was up in Northumberland with Jayne. We had visits to St Mary's Island (Whitley Bay), Amble and Bamburgh, a...
Monday, 30 December 2019

Northumberland Birding - December 2019

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I've just returned from a few days in Northumberland where I managed to get out and about seeing a few nice birds to end the year. Whi...
Saturday, 23 February 2019

Scarborough Birding - 22nd February 2019

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I spent yesterday in Scarborough with Jayne and Lydia. Whilst there, I had my annual visit to Holbeck Car Park to see the over-wintering Med...
Friday, 2 November 2018

Year List update- 200 species reached!

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It's been two months since I last blogged about my "year list". The obvious reason is that it hasn't increased too much, w...
Monday, 23 January 2017

Scarborough Birds

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I was in Scarborough yesterday, with Jayne and Lydia. It was sunny, for an hour or so at least, but cold. Whilst there I managed some nice b...
Sunday, 19 April 2015

RSPB Bempton, Scarborough and Flamborough

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I spent this weekend in Scarborough celebrating my up-coming birthday (thanks Jayne!!). We started off at RSPB Bempton Cliffs , then moved o...
Saturday, 30 August 2014

Northumberland News

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After our holiday in Suffolk at the start of the summer (see here  and here ), Jayne and I went up to Northumberland for a break last week....
Thursday, 20 February 2014

Med Gulls in Scarborough

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Hot on the heels of Monday's birding trip I spent yesterday in Scarborough with my wife and daughter, where I managed to get a few new...
Monday, 10 February 2014

Coastal Birding

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At the weekend I popped up to Newcastle with my wife and daughter, to visit our son and his girlfriend. As always when we go up I pop acro...
Wednesday, 30 October 2013

North Berwick and Bamburgh

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Last day in Scotland today, so I got up early (again) and had a couple of hours on the beaches at North Berwick . The sun was just rising as...
Sunday, 28 October 2012

North Berwick birding

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I'm away in North Berwick in East Lothian, Scotland, for a few days and had my first bird watching walk this morning. I was out for a co...
Sunday, 1 April 2012

Brilliant Bempton

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The RSPB reserve of Bempton Cliffs is a wonderful place to visit with some amazing birds and wonderful scenery. I visited today with Jayne,...
Monday, 20 February 2012

Waders, waders and yet more waders!

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After yesterday's excitement at North Shields I had a drive up to one of my favourite birding spots, St Mary's Island in Whitley Ba...
Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Bamburgh and Seahouses - 24th October 2011

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Our last day in Northumberland was unfortunately very windy, which meant that the birding was quite difficult to put it nicely! Despite the ...
Sunday, 9 January 2011

St Mary's Island, Northumberland 9th January 2011

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The family and I zipped up the Newcastle today to visit our son, so whilst up there I also took the opportunity to have an hour at a favouri...