Back for a second look at the Rosy Starling, Long Nanny this morning. A bit closer this time…🙂 #NEbirding

After watching the wrong starling flock near Beadnell caravan park for 30+ minutes 🤷‍♂️ I was glad when news came out that it had been sighted again at Long Nanny. A nice Northumberland ✔️ #NEbirding

American Black Tern interacting with a colour ringed (green 89 or 68) Arctic tern at Long Nanny around lunchtime today. #NEbirding

Another poorer quality vid from Howick this morning. Jumping Crane. #NEbirding

3 Cranes at Howick this morning, phone-scoped from the coast road. Glad they stayed until I got back from hols 😎 #NEbirding

A pair of Dippers, courtship feeding near Careyburn bridge, Harthope Valley this afternoon. #NEbirding

A distant record shot of the drake Garganey on the flash between Beadnell and Long Nanny this morning. Poss a pair, only had bins with me. 2 wheatear also. #NEbirding

1 of at least six Wheatear between High Newton and Beadnell this morning. #NEbirding

Record shot of the ‘Swift sp’ that went south at Longhoughton Steel at 11.00 this morning. It was already going away from me when I noticed it. Sneaky blighter…. An early record up here. #NEbirding

1 of c8 Wheatears in the usual last field at Longhoughton Steel this morning, most had moved on 15 mins later with just 3 left on the headland as I left. #NEbirding

A short phone-scoped vid of the ‘Little Stint’ on the small pond north of Cresswell Pond this afternoon. #NEbirding

5 of the 6 Pale-bellied Brent Geese at a very blustery Longhoughton Steel over yesterday afternoons high tide. #NEbirding

The 11 Taiga Bean Geese at Hoppen Kiln flash this morning just after they flew in. Looking at my other pics 1 bird is smaller and shorter necked than the rest. So possibly 10 Taiga and 1 Tundra. #NEBirding

Red-necked Grebe at East Chevington late morning. #NEbirding

Was happy with views of 6 Common Cranes from just north of the lay-by on the A1 at Denwick. Then another 20+ just north of these. This pic taken as my wife drove back south. What a hoot! A ( very ) long awaited ✔️ #NEbirding

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The White-tailed Eagle as it departed SW from East Chevington in gloomy conditions this afternoon. #NEbirding

Redhead Smew from this morning at Ladyburn Lake, DBCP. Never close in the hour I was there. Often with the Pochard flock near the middle of the lake. #NEbirding

2 of the 5 Snow Bunting at Hadston Carrs, Northumberland this morning #NEbirding

The GND at Druridge Bay Country Park this lunchtime. #NEbirding

Great Egret over Cullernose Point this afternoon. A couple of hours on the coastal path between Howick and Craster were just the tonic after a prolonged bout of Covid. Also a single Fieldfare in off and 5 Whoopers south (2ad 3 juv) #NEbirding

Had a trip out to Musselburgh Lagoons for the Marsh Sandpiper today. #ukbirds #phonescope

Enjoyable 3 days back on the old vis mig patch at Harden Quarries with Dave Pennington. 6 Yellow Wag yesterday and Tree Pipits were nice with a bonus year tick - Crossbill 👍🙄

The Curfew Owl, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Post food and drink festival 🍺

Lost Pet, Blue Indian Ringneck Parakeet? seen this morning flying around the Kittiwake colony at Cullernose Point, Howick. #NEbirding #ukbirds #Northumberland

c30 Swifts still ‘screaming’ over Alnwick at 21.30. Bet they aren’t there the next time I’m out playing darts 😉

Late post. The White-winged Black Tern at Druridge Pools on Friday 18th July. #NEbirding

American Black Tern from the tern hut at Long Nanny this morning. Nearby at Beadnell flash were 4 Black-tailed Godwits. #NEbirding

Tree Pipit up on Alnwick moor this morning. #NEbirding

Cropped pic of the Spotted Redshank on the Aln estuary this morning. c 100m upstream from the road bridge. Looked much better through the scope 🙄 #NEbirding

Black Kite, 1 of c20 battling the winds across the Straits of Gibraltar a few days ago. Taken from the ship, mid channel. Hope they all got across safely 🤞

Dotterel near Druridge Pools this morning. Best views I’ve had of one for quite a few years. #NEBirding

Little Gull at Druridge Pools this morning. Also 2 Ruff, Barn Owl and a brief Yellow Wagtail that flew off south.

Black Redstart still present this afternoon by the holiday cottages at Newton Links. #NEbirding

First mornings birding in over three weeks (man flu!) so good to be out again. A few pixels of the male Wheatear at the back of Low Newton scrapes this morning. #NEbirding.

Alerted to this Peregrine at Cullernose Point after all the Curlew left the fields. Nice to have it hang in the wind above me before it powered off low over the fields. #NEbirding #UKbirding

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The 6 White-fronted Geese in the field behind the Bath house at Howick this lunchtime.

The Druridge Bay Country Park White-billed Diver as it departed overhead at 11.20 yesterday. Watched it take off and do a lap of the lake and fly out to sea over our heads. Hence the rushed, blurred record pic 🙄#nebirding

The juv White-billed Diver at Druridge Bay Country Park this afternoon, giving excellent views from the visitor centre. A new bird for me 😎

Joined @gary-woodburn.bsky.social and Andy at Beadnell Point for an hours seawatch 2.00 to 3.00pm. 66 Little Auk (2 landed on the sea ) also a steady stream of Kittiwake a few Gannet and Eiders all north. A distant Scoter flock hard to sea between huge waves. Great stuff.

Best I could do this morning of the Grey-headed Lapwing at East Chevington. Asleep most of the time but managed a few flight views. Lovely 👍

A pleasant couple of hours at Stag Rocks after the rain 10.00 to 12.00 this morning. 1 Black Guillemot, 2 Long-tailed Duck, a few Red-throated Divers, 3 Pale-bellied Brent. 1 Kingfisher on the rocks and 1 Woodcock in off which landed in field across the road.

A couple of Little Auks from 28 seen this morning at Howick - 08.30 to 10.00. Also 11 Barnacle, 9 Pb-Brent, c70 Kittiwake, all north.