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

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

Lindisfarne Castle, Northumberland

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

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

More White-billed Diver action from Blyth Harbour this morning. #NEbirding #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK

White-billed Diver. Blyth Harbour. 24 February 2026. Found by my mate @sudswatcher.bsky.social this morning. #NEbirding #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK

Part of the Russian White-fronted Goose flock at Holywell, Northumberland this morning before being spooked by the eagle. #NEbirding #UKbirding

White-tailed Eagle this morning at Holywell pond, after looking for it all day yesterday without luck, we struck gold this morning when it flew over our heads. #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding

Thoughts on this moth please, sent to me yesterday from a recorder in Northumberland, this is the only image and it was not retained #teammoth

Audouin's Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii) is one of my favourite gulls, and when one approaches you to within six feet, giving you eye contact, it's something extra special

Marsh Tit (Parus palustris). Morpeth, Northumberland 06/011/2025

Balearic warbler (Curruca balearica) Calas de Mallorca 29/10/2025. Really pleased to have seen three of these birds

Lang's Short-tailed Blue (Leptotes pirithous), Wall Brown (Pararge aegeria) & Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria). Calas de Mallorca

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Anne Bronte's grave and a very confiding Snow Bunting at Scarborough today with @daviddack.bsky.social

Another day another dip at Scarborough, twice I have waited for sightings of the White-throated Needletail to no avail. Consolation today was seeing a Caspian Gull in the harbour with @daviddack.bsky.social

Rarity finders: Isabelline Wheatear in Co Durham Finding a rare bird is thrilling, but doing so due to it landing on your arm is an entirely different level of exhilaration, as Andy Close experienced in a remarkable occurrence at Seaburn:

Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) on the hunt and the prize #UKbirding #NEbirding

Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) Chourdon Point, Co Durham this morning. With @b0bh.bsky.social #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding

Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) Chourdon Point, Co Durham this morning. With Bob Howe #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding

Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) Seaburn 25/09/2025 a few action type images of your wheatear @birds-and-me.bsky.social #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK #NEbirding

Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) Seaburn, Co Durham. 25/09/2025 #NEbirding #UKbirding

Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) Whitburn today #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding #NEbirding

Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) A trip over to Whitburn to see this little cracker today #RarebirdsUK #UKbirding #NEbirding

Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) A very obliging bird in a scrubby area on the links, Whitley Bay this evening. #NEbirding #UKbirding #RarebirdsUK

Great Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay. #NEbirding

A Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) on the Links at Whitley Bay this afternoon, sitting next to the footpath with people walking past not ten feet away #NEbirding #UKbirding

Sandwich Tens (Thalasseus sandvicensis) St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay this afternoon #NEbirding #UKbirding

Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) at St Mary's Island, Whitley Bay this afternoon. #UKbirding #NEbirding

Bar-tailed Godwit's (Limosa lapponica) Whitley Bay links golf course this morning. #NEbirding #UKbirding #Birdingnorthumberland

Pechora Pipit (Anthus gustavi) found today by Stephen Egglestone, in Trow Quarry, South Shields. I got there just after 12pm, saw it many times in flight but it was over 5hrs later that I managed to get a few images. #UKbirding #NEbirding #RarebirdsUK

I apologise for bringing up the C word… but Christmas is coming, and I only have a couple of spaces in my calendar for mini pet portraits! Please pop me a message if you would like to book one in! #petportrait #petdrawing #petcommission #customdogportrait #customcatportrait #petportraitartistuk

Two Black Terns present at Druridge Bay CP this afternoon. They are so acrobatic and very fast in flight #NEbirding #UKbirding #BirdingNorthumberland

The yacht that ran aground in King Edward's Bay, Tynemouth is now afloat this evening #Tynemouth

The new work of art at Tynemouth Haven by Ray Lonsdale - Life's Adventure #Tynemouth

The amazing Red Arrows at the finish of the Great North Run, taken from my garden in Tynemouth

Migrants overnight 29/08/2025 Beet Moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella) 1 Palpita vitrealis 2 Golden Twin-spot (Chrysodeixis chalcites) 2 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 4 Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera) 1 Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon) 1 Tynemouth. #VC67moths #MigrantmothUK #Teammoth

Convolvulus Hawk-moth (Agrius convolvuli) always brighten up a trap. 28/08/2025 #Teammoth #MigrantmothUK #VC67moths

Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera) quite a variable moth These were taken overnight in Tynemouth #VC67moths #MigrantmothUK #Teammoth

Migrants from this mornings traps. Scarce Bordered Straw (Helicoverpa armigera) X 2, Beet Moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella), Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon), Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) & Silver Y (Autographa gamma) Tynemouth #VC67moths #MigrantmothUK #Teammoth

Migrant moth action in the garden overnight with Golden Twin-spot (Chrysodeixis chalcites), Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis), Palpita vitrealis & Silver Y Autographa gamma. Tynemouth #VC67moths #Teammoth #MigrantmothsUK

Webb's Wainscot (Globia sparganii) my 3rd record for the garden and only the 4th Northumberland record, Pictured with a Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) both taken overnight, Tynemouth VC67. 17/08/2025 #Teammoth #VC67moths

Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) & Saltern Ear (Amphipoea fucosa), both taken overnight in garden. Tynemouth VC67 #Teammoth #VC67moths

Acleris cristana, this beautiful tortrix moth visited my garden overnight. It has many named forms, I think this one is f. subfulvoviittana. Tynemouth VC67 #Teammoth #VC67moths

Duponchelia fovealis taken at mv light overnight, Tynemouth, Northumberland VC67. Being on the north east coast a migrant or adventive who knows #Teammoth #VC67moths

Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni), fairly distant veiwing from the north facing hide at East Chevington, Northumberland this afternoon #NEbirding #Rarebirdsuk #Birdingnorthumberland

Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) at Marden Quarry, Whitley Bay. A great bird to see. #UKbirding #NEbirding #Birds #Birdingnorthumberland #Whitleybay

Black Grouse (Lyrurus tetrix) Slaley area today, with Dave Dack

Anyone know what these can be. There are dozens of the caterpillars in procession. they've formed a ring, near Beltingham, Northumberland. #Teammoth #VC67moths