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Stewchat...: May 2015

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Sunday, May 31, 2015. Its all down hill. A day of two halves today. Out birding with John this morning under heavy rain filled skies, seeing very little then out to Craster this afternoon in much sunnier conditions. But first, one of the years highlights for me, came not by staking out a mining subsidence pond in the Northumberland coalfields, no, but just by having a five minute sit in the garden. I remembered at about 6pm last night that this weekend is Garden Bioblitz. So this evening I have consulted...

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Berwick Wildlife Group - Links

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Promoting wildlife within the Berwick area. The contents on this page are :-. Our Favourite Wildlife Information. Natural History Society of Northumbria. Environmental Records Information Centre for the North East of England. Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre. Berwick Swan and Wildlife Trust. Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels. Red Squirrels in Northern England. North East Cetacean Project. Northumbrian Earth - the geology of our area. Back to the top of this Page. Save our Squirrels Berwick Group.

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Stewchat...: Shoveler.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015. A tip off from Robert, the estate head gardener, about an unusual duck on the pond the last few days, sent me along there this evening to see what was what. I half expected a dodgy 'call duck hybrid' or something but was pleased to find a nice drake Shoveler. Loafing around the lillies. This is only my 4th since 2009 here with 2 being on the pond and one with other ducks on a seawatch, so it is a nice record and addition to the Patch Challenge list. Linnet and common white throat.

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Stewchat...: Gallery

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To see more of my photos click on the link - Flickr. Equipment - Canon 700D, Canon 300mm f4, Canon 1.4x extender. Sanderling, Low Newton. Wigeon, Amble Little Shore. Purple Sandpiper, Craster Harbour. Fw Great black backed Gull, Amble Harbour. Bank Vole, Howick. Dark Tussock moth caterpillar, Holy Island. Great black backed Gull, Craster. Dunlin, Low Newton. Death's head Hawk-moth, Howick, Reared from wild found larvae from Northampton. Honey Bee on Gorse, Overthwarts. Mandarin, Warkworth Lane. Speckled ...

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Stewchat...: November 2014

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014. Not doing the predictable. A long weekend this week to try and finish up the decorating business, but before that, as it was JWR's birthday, we had a full day out birding. Whilst others did the twitching thing down at Teesside where the Isabelline Wheatear put on a show, despite looking a bit sickly in some photos, we headed up on to the moors to look for raptors. Seen were local birds, but there were loads of Redpolls. And Siskins, 6 Crossbills. And 10 Red Grouse. Was chewing...

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Stewchat...: Up the valley...

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Sunday, May 17, 2015. On Friday, John suggested that we have a change from the usual coastal spots and head inland this weekend. So, today we met up at Homebase in Alnwick and headed off up the Coquet Valley between Bilsmoor and Holystone, making a couple of stops on route. Despite the poor weather, it was cold and windy with odd spattered showers, we eaked out a good day from very little prospect. In a line of old, twisted Alders a couple of Redstart. Sang on territory, as did a single Tree Pipit. On th...

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Stewchat...: Swallow

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015. As I arrived home this evening, this Swallow was on a low wire just outside our porch. As it had a background other than sky, I thought I would get a few pictures. I love the white detailing in the tail feathers. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mostly around Howick and Craster, North Northumberland, occasionally further afield. View my complete profile. Howick (Click on Image to see Patch). North Downs and beyond. Some alternative meanings for our bird names.

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Stewchat...: Our Garden....

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Thursday, May 21, 2015. I've been pottering about with some photos and it got me thinking, about how much time I spend out in the garden. Mainly in the lighter evenings, we spend nearly as much time outside as in, so I think I'll do a periodic series on here with some garden images. It is quite pleasant just to sit at the door with a beer and gaze over the fields behind. Hares, Curlew, Barn Owls and many more are often present. Til the next instalment of 'Our Garden'. Look forward to the next post! Tawny...

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Stewchat...: Moths.

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Since Summer 2009 I have been moth trapping regularly in my garden. Please check out this blog. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Mostly around Howick and Craster, North Northumberland, occasionally further afield. View my complete profile. Howick (Click on Image to see Patch). North Downs and beyond. Some alternative meanings for our bird names. Stobswood and Felton Lane. Coastal Ireland Minileague - July 2016. Tawny Eagle identification by Barak Granit. About Northumberland and Beyond. Nature At It's Finest.