Alan Curry
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Mainly local patch birding in Northumberland and the occasional foray further afield.
Dense fog in Dutch Harbor cut short our intended 2 day visit to St Paul Island to a frantic 24hr dash! The seabirds however performed admirably with Red-legged Kittiwake and Least Auklet top of the hit list.
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about 3 hours ago
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Whiskered Auklet and Laysan Albatross were our top targets, tho the numbers of Ancient Murrelets and Tufted Puffins were utterly breathtaking!
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3 days ago
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Harlequinâs are well represented around Dutch Harbor, the challenge being to find a little sun to light them up!
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4 days ago
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A memorable day out of Dutch Harbor in the Aleutians on Sunday in search of some of the local seabird specialities. A cracking day all round!
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4 days ago
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An early frontrunner for bird of the spring on SMI Wetland emerged this pm, a female Nightjar. Pretty bizarre given these wintery weather conditions!
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22 days ago
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The male of the pair before yesterdayâs monsoon.
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27 days ago
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The first breeding attempt in over 20 years on the wetland and yesterday happened. A rise of 200mm. Whoâd be a ground nester.
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27 days ago
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Male LRP on the roadside verge in the first car park @ SMI, completely bonkers!
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about 1 month ago
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Ever so pleased yesterdayâs reported AGP on the Wetland had the decency to make another appearance this morning. A 2CY Grey Plover, one of those classic birding banana skins out there to trip up the unwary!
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about 1 month ago
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A large âGreenlandâ type Northern Wheatear freshly arrived on SMI Wetland yesterday afternoon.
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about 1 month ago
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Gropper doing what it does best on the patch this morning
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about 1 month ago
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Shelduck prospecting the cliffs at SMI, an annual occurrence though they never seem to find them to their liking
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about 1 month ago
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Not sure which is the rarer sighting, this 3CY Spoonbill or cloudless blue skies over Blyth this pm!
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about 1 month ago
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Northbound Black-tailed Godwits, a splash of colour on the mighty Blyth Est this morning.
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about 2 months ago
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To get 2 Green Sands in the same week is quite exceptional for SMI Wetland, where random autumn flyovers are usually as good as it gets!
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about 2 months ago
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What a great way to sign off on our Chilean jaunt. As the sun was setting on our final evening in Torres del Paine this female Puma gave some wonderful scope views. Iconic!
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3 months ago
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A roadside Black-Chested Buzzard-Eagle in Torres del Paine, the full crop and bloodied claws probably explained its reluctance to fly!
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3 months ago
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Super smart Aplomado Falcon sitting up nicely on the Chilean steppe.
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3 months ago
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A day mooching around the back roads more in hope than expectation of finding a Tawny-throated Dotterel amazingly came up trumps late in the day. Looking into the sun unfortunately but a flighty group of ten were still utterly sublime!
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3 months ago
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A brilliant boat trip into the Beagle Channel produced a wealth of penguins, albatrossâs and blubber. Both Snowy Sheathbill and Gentoo Penguin proved welcome new birds while BB Alberts and Southern Giant Petrels were almost continually on view!
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3 months ago
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Rufous-Chested Dotterel along the seawall in Ushuaia. Well up there on the trip âmost wantedâ list, so pleased to find one still retaining most of its breeding attire.
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3 months ago
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This Magellanic Plover necessitated a fair bit of legwork to locate on Tierra del Fuego. With a restricted global range and an estimated population of below 500 individuals, it probably qualifies as the rarest bird of the trip so far.
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3 months ago
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All hail the King. A sensational experience visiting the mainland colony of King Penguins on Tierra del Fuego. Even better than I hoped it would be!
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3 months ago
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Male Magellanic Woodpecker, a woodpecker the size of a wheelie bin. This one must hit the trees so hard, itâs blunted the tip of its bill!
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3 months ago
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Inca Terns, these jewels were lining the ledges, window sills and air con units of our seafront hotel in Vina del Mar. Just like the Kittiwakes on Newcastle Quayside!
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4 months ago
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Peruvian Diving Petrel was a welcome lifer, giving off a real Little Auk vibe!
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4 months ago
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Red-legged Cormorant, BB Albatross, Chilean Skua and Westland Petrel among some of the days star performers.
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4 months ago
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Fuegian Storm Petrels a potential future split from Wilsonâs perhaps?
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4 months ago
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Salvinâs Albatross from a wonderful pelagic off Valparaiso last weekend.
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4 months ago
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A few more of the phenomenal DSP from last week. A bit of a ball breaking three hour drive to get to the location but I ended up doing it three days running!
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4 months ago
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Thatâs the first leg of our Chilean road trip up in the Andes done and dusted. With Diademed SP being firmly numero uno on the bucket list, our jaunt could hardly have started any better!
4 months ago
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One of three DB Brents that have been visiting SMI Wetland this week. The high water levels resulted in some exceptionally close encounters in front of the viewing wall at times.
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4 months ago
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An exceptional 2 Grey Plovers today @ SMI inc a weird looking pale-billed individual.
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5 months ago
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Water Rail squeezed out of the shadows by last weekâs freeze up.
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5 months ago
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Grey Plover in the north bay @ SMI this pm. A scarce occurrence here.
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5 months ago
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Male Snow Bunt putting the brakes on along Whitley Bay links this pm
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5 months ago
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The SMI Water Pipit was hunkered under the cliffs in the north bay late yesterday pm
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5 months ago
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Dark-bellied Brent on SMI Wetland this morning. The first record of the year here fittingly on the final day!
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5 months ago
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Ginormous crop of yesterdayâs Russian WFG on the outskirts of Whitley Bay. The field was empty today with the Pinks having moved up to Gloucester Lodge, Blyth for a change of scene
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5 months ago
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Big crop of Martin Kerbyâs fab Black-throated Diver off Tynemouth Long Sands this pm. A rare opportunity to see one locally that wasnât belting past on a seawatch!
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6 months ago
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I can probably count the number of Med Gulls Iâve had in Marden Quarry over the years on one hand. So 2 adults present this morning proved quite exceptional. Not had time to chase the ring up yet however.
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6 months ago
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The potentially wintering Firecrest continues to light up Marden Quarry this morning, tho it can be very difficult to locate at times.
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6 months ago
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Greenland WFG with Pinkfeet at Backworth yesterday. Given their current population decline, arguably the rarest bird seen in North Tyneside this autumn!
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6 months ago
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Snow Bunting along Whitley Bay prom yesterday, typically ridiculously approachable.
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6 months ago
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There seems to be a fair few Black Redstarts locally at the moment. This one was along the prom at Cullercoats this pm.
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7 months ago
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The Marden Quarry Firecrest, the first one here since 1992 and what a banger!
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7 months ago
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Quality over quantity off SMI today in some decent seawatching conditions. An afternoon Leachâs Petrel proved the best of the bunch with Sooty Shearwater, Bonxie, GND and Little Gulls providing some canny back up.
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7 months ago
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The SMI Casp fest continues with this 1stW out in the murk late pm
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7 months ago
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The Marden Quarry Cettiâs continued to offer more tantalising glimpses this morning. Fingers crossed itâs the beginning of a protracted stay!
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7 months ago
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Tynesideâs tiniest typha bed came up trumps today when it pulled in this patch first Cettiâs Wblr. A quite unexpected addition!
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7 months ago
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