‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ Foxton Bend, Alnmouth, #Northumberland this bright sunny morning.

A rare bird on the Alnmouth patch is the Whinchat, thanks to Ian Fisher for the shout. Here is a poor, but i think atmospheric, record shot.

"Orange is the happiest colour” Sum Plum Bar-tailed Godwit at Boulmer #Northumberland, yesterday. #nebirding

The bird I wanted to see most on our recent trip to Malaysia was this, the Rail Babbler. This bird lives deep in the rain forest, easily heard but hard to see. Even though it was very tricky lighting, I feel I was very lucky to have got a picture of it, one out of a series 25!

‘Is that Tom over here?, Where?’ #SuperSeabirdSunday @steelyseabirder.bsky.social Puffins on the #Northumberland coast.

"Abra-Ca-Dabra" Sunrise over Coquetmouth, Amble #Northumberland

‘Take it Easy’ morning over Alnmouth Bay, #Northumberland

A smart male Shoveler a rare, but regular breeder, on the Aln Estuary #Northumberland. #nebirding

‘Heart of Gold’ early morning light in north #Northumberland

Mountain Hare, on a mountain in Scotland.

Sandwich Terns are now returning to their #Northumberland breeding haunts. #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

Ringed Plover on the beach at Boulmer, #Northumberland #nebirding

A fine male Ring-necked Duck on Hedgeley GP, #Northumberland, in super light yesterday morning. #nebirding #ukbirding #birdsoftheworld

"Livin' on the Edge" First light in rural #Northumberland

On a riverbank nearby!

Rufous-crested coquette at Moyobamba, Peru. #birdsoftheworld #birding

Sanderling on the Boulmer shore. #Northumberland. #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

#SuperSeabirdSunday If I had a favourite bird the Razorbill could be a contender, but I don’t. Soon to be seen on a cliff on the magnificent Northumberland coast, and plenty offshore presently! @steelyseabirder.bsky.social #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

Marsh Tit (hard bird to get around these days), Dipper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, several Swallows, and 25-30 Sandmartins along the river Aln near Lesbury. #nebirding

Bar-tailed Godwit at Boulmer, #Northumberland #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

Utterly impressed at seeing (just) White-tailed Ptarmigan on the slopes of Colorado. These Ptarmigan are famous for being virtually invisible when you can’t see them! 😀😀

Magnificent restoration of Carliol House in Newcastle. I first went there for an interview, in 1967, with the Gas Board, as was!! Fortunately, I didn’t get the job, otherwise life would have been so, so different.

What’s down when it’s up, and up when it’s down? = The crest on a Lapwings head. #ukbirding

‘All You Need Is Love’ Alnmouth Bay, #Northumberland.

The amazing Marvelous spatuletail, restricted to a small range in Peru. #birdsoftheworld

A nip and a punch for the first of the month! Happy April, and don’t get fooled today.

Fourteen years ago today a new era was dawning for me, I was leaving the welcoming family of ‘Protected Landscapes’ - Northumberland coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and joining the ranks of a freelancer! What an adventure? Thank you to all my ex colleagues and new ones and Muriel.

Towards Virabhadrasana for Ringo on the #Northumberland coast. #nebirding

'It won't be long' #SuperSeabirdSunday before Roseate Terns are back on the #Northumberland coast, David @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

It won’t be long for this!

Black-necked Stint in Peru back on this day in 2018. #wonderfulwaders #birdsoftheworld

More Super Whoopers on the Aln Estuary, #Northumberland #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

Super Whoopers! Aln Estuary, #Northumberland #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

Striped Owl in Costa Rica.

Bar-tailed Godwits at Boulmer, #Northumberland. #nebirding

‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ Alnmouth Bay from Alnmouth, #Northumberland

Black Redstart at Boulmer on the #Northumberland coast. Certainly not the most colourful but certainly one of the most elusive! #nebirding

Ringed Plover on the beach in #Northumberland #nebirding

‘A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You.’ Afternoon light from Seaton Point, #Northumberland

Male Goosander on the River Aln at Lesbury, #Northumberland #nebirding #birdsoftheworld #birding

‘Monday, Monday’ early start to the day as the sun rises above Alnmouth Bay, #Northumberland.

Two rare and contrasting year ticks on my Alnmouth to Boulmer #patch this morning - Coot and Black Redstart. #nebirding

Grey Heron taking a breaking from nesting duties on #Northumberland coast. #nebirding

#SuperSeabirdsSunday Wintering Slender-billed Gulls in The Gambia, David @steelyseabirder.bsky.social

Still plenty of Tree Sparrows coming into our #Northumberland coast garden today. #ukbirding #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

This Red-breasted Merganser certainly wasn’t Floundering on the River Aln at Alnmouth #Northumberland #nebirding #birdsoftheworld

Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76

Dipper on the River Aln at Lesbury, #Northumberland. #nebirding

Happy St Cuthbert’s Day. #nebirding #ukbirding #birding #birdsoftheworld

‘A toot for a hoot’. Spectacled Owl on this day in Costa Rica in 2023. #birding #owls #birdsoftheworld