Wonderful day in the Carey Burn - great to see Green Hairstreaks out and about

I found this notebook at Whittle Dene on 22nd April. It has field notes from a trip to Africa. If anybody knows any local birders who've recently been to Africa and may have lost it, please let them know I have it & to get in touch. Feel free to share on local WhatsApp & Facebook groups. #NEBirding

A slow perusal of a few places on Holy Island today revealed a Gropper, a Reed Warbler, 2 Chiffs, 2 Willow Warbler, 76 Sand Martin, 7 Swallow, a Raven and 109 northern Golden Plover #NEbirding

Some full on black and white magic at Dipton this morning with just a splash of it at Derwent Reservoir this afternoon #NEbirding

Alnmouth today: moderately sized bird not too far away, very big bird, a long way away #NEbirding @tomcadwallender.bsky.social

Down by the river - this gem rocked up while I was having my bait #NEbirding

Down by the river - lots of summer migrants back in the South Tyne today including Common Sandpipers #NEbirding

Nowt to complain about in the south west today #NEbirding

Good to see Pied Flys back in south west Northumberland today #NEbirding

Treecreeper nest building in the base of an old Elder, Gosforth Bridlepath #NEbirding

Clarke's Mining Bees near Gosforth Bridlepath today plus a couple of their parasites, Dark-edged Bee Fly and Early Nomad Bee

Some Kite magic in south Northumberland yesterday #NEbirding

An almost forgotten theme

A morning around The Heugh, Holy Island - Tasty #NEbirding

From Facebook. Looks like a Golden Eagle on Holy Island yesterday. #birding

Dunnock in the garden’s Cherry Plum blossom this morning #NEbirding

On the Mighty Blyth today, great find by @sudswatcher.bsky.social also much thanks to Tim Watson as well for driving me to the Staithes of Requirement #NEbirding #UKbirding

From a year ago today, the wonderful American Buff-bellied Pipit that wintered at Ross, Lindisfarne NNR. Sadly, no sign of it returning this winter #NEbirding

Slinking along the fringes of the reeds, a Bittern catching the low sun at Gosforth NR, one of three there today #NEbirding

Morning seawatch from Emmanuel Head, quality not quantity, single Great Northern and Black-throated Divers south so far #NEbirding

Ross Back Sands today: 1 Manxie 1 BTD 62 RTD 3 Slavs 14 LTD 115 Eider 97 Com Scoter 37 RB Merg 44 Sanderling 63 Razorbill 18 Guillemot 22 large auk sp. 61 Kittiwake 26 Com Gull 15 BH Gull 51 Herring Gull 46 GBB Gull 88 Shag 68 Cormorant ca100 Gannet 2 Lap Bunting #NEbirding

Lunchtime at Weldon Bridge today. A couple of Blackbird alarm calls grabbed my attention but it took a while before my suspicions bore fruit when, amidst the heavily ivy clad upper stems of a tree, I picked up a roosting Tawny Owl #NEbirding

#SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social RB Merg in the surf at Ross Back Sands today - an honorary seabird in Northumberland!

Ross Back Sands today, highlights were Grey Phalarope, Little Auk, 32 Whoopers, 93 Com Scoter, 36 LTD, 17 RB Merg, 13 RTD, 3 GND, 5 Slavs, Little Egret, 12+ Little Gull & Med Gull #NEbirding

A perusal of Holy Island's beaches with Andy Mould today - rare wheatears were very much in mind but amidst the bracing showers, the best bird was a Black Redstart taking advantage of the south facing cliffs of The Heugh - other value came in the form of 4 Snow Bunting on Snook #NEbirding #UKbirding

When they got there, the cupboard was bare! Four Sparrowhawk and a Merlin were knocking about on HI today but very few migrants were present - 28 Robins, a couple of Goldcrest and the Hume's Warbler, which was seen by others this morning, were some of the snacks on offer #NEbirding #UKbirding

Quiet on Holy Island today, some combined totals with Andy Mould were 8 Woodcock & 2 Chiff. The LTT flock still totals 11 with sadly, no nominate caudatus interlopers. Offshore, there was a noticeable 240/hr northerly passage of Kittiwake with 3 Little Gull in the mix #NEbirding #UKbirding

Eye Eye

Quiet on Holy Island today with Andy Mould, Ian Davison & Ian Kerr, nothing really new just less of yesterday's birds. Good to pop in for second helpings of the Dusky Warbler and this time manage to get some photos albeit with lots of difficulty🙂 #UKbirding #NEbirding

Holy Island today: Dusky Warbler, SEO, 9 Woodcock, 1 Chiff, 1 Blackcap, 2 Goldcrests plus good numbers of Blackbirds. A special date for me, it came up trumps with the Dusky😀 (no photos sadly☹️) The 25th anniversary of finding a Pallas's, Dusky & Hume's Warbler at Hauxley

Canny sunrise

Presumed Continental Coal Tit (nominate subspecies ater) Bamburgh Castle Golf Course, Northumberland today #UKbirding #NEbirding

Holy Island, selected highlights from today: 18 Little Gull, 2 Merlin, 872 Redwing, 86 Fieldfare, 54 Blackbird, 117 Rock Pipit, 3 Long-tailed Duck #UKbirding

In amongst the Phragmites #UKbirding

Nice to see a Bittern basking in the late afternoon sunshine at Gosforth NR #UKbirding

Holy Island, selected highlights today: Pallas’s Warbler, 4 Goldcrest, Blackcap, 11 Brambling, 2 Woodcock, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk, 96 Redwing, 19 Fieldfare, 99 Blackbird & ca40 Twite #UKbirding

A couple of chats at lunchtime

Three years ago today, a couple of Pallas’s & a YBW were brightening up the Lough, Holy Island #UKbirding

Holy Island today with @currucanana.bsky.social Andy Mould, Alan Hall, Ian Davison, Richard Drew & Steve Rippon - highlights included 3 YBW, LEO, Ring Ouzel, 3 Woodcock (inc this bird in the Vicar’s Garden) - a Bonaparte’s Gull at Sandham Bay was the star bird (but not twitched by me) #UKbirding

Holy Island today, selected highlights: 1055 Blackbird, 783 Redwing, 300 Fieldfare, 1 Shore Lark, 1 Snow Bunting, 1 Sibe Chiff, 1 YBW, 5 Chiff, 6 Blackcap, 9 Goldcrest, 1 Sibe Lesser Throat, 1 SEO, 6 Twite (plus another 2 YBW, Barred Warbler & Woodcock seen by others) #UKbirding

Catching the light yesterday morning at Cullivoe, Yell - a bonny Red-breasted Flycatcher with @yellowbrow.bsky.social #UKbirding

Yellow-browed Warbler at Valyie, Unst yesterday #UKbirding

A few from yesterday

Bluethroat from yesterday - great birds #UKbirding

Blackpoll Illuminations - from a few days ago with @yellowbrow.bsky.social #UKbirding

Yesterday, it became very birdable in the afternoon on Unst but no monster birds gave themselves up #UKbirding

A typical autumn day in Shetland - a group of three Glossy Ibis at Norwick, Unst - about as far north as you can get in the UK #UKbirding

Bit of a Bobby Dazzler at Haroldswick #UKbirding

Nowt like a restorative bacon butty to turn things around - a previously uncooperative Blackpoll Warbler giving it large following a trip by us to the cafe - those feet are Highways Compliant😎 @yellowbrow.bsky.social #UKbirding