CityBirding

The plan was to hunt for basking Adders on Sunday morning but by the time I drove to Fontburn the sun had almost gone. However its a nice place to be so I set off to walk along the North shore. S...

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Just a short wander around Kirkharle this morning. Bright sunshine but still a few hailstone surviving in the shadows. Did a pencil sketch of St. Wilfrid's Church, but it was a bit too chilly to...

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Went to Primrose LNR to see this little cracker. Could not see it at first, then it swam out in front of me and crikey, any duck to place itself between us was given the heave ho, as it paraded ...

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Crikey, its along time since I was last here, Blogger I mean. This morning took me to East Chevington to view the Twite flock of around fourty birds. They were feeding at the edge of the dunes a...

http://citybirding.blogspot.com/2017/01/up-coast-again.html

Today I had a wander up to the head of Fontburn reservoir. I specifically was hoping to spot a Sundew in one of a number of locations where I knew another flycatcher, Butterwort existed. Quite a...

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After yesterdays sports 'sitathon' in front of the tele I needed a walk this morning. So I parked up at Druridge Pools after watching a dozen Little Egrets at Cresswell, and headed toward Hauxle...

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A walk up Prestwick Carr bridlepath after lunch today produced some nice colours and then a visit to Gosforth Park NR for a Purple Hairstreak spotting event by Natur...

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With this mornings cool NE breeze the last thing we expected to see were butterflies. The Druridge Pools track was amazing with eight species present. Painted Lady x 4, Small Copper, Peacock, La...

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After yesterdays feast of Broad billed Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper and Ruff it seemed only proper to see if I could find the Wansbeck Bonapartes Gull. This mornings reported sighting was under the...

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Earlier this week I was able to have a few days ambling around Portpatrick, Mull of Galloway and surrounding area . A few hours along the Portpatrick clifftops brought some sightings of Ravens, ...

http://citybirding.blogspot.com/2016/05/portpatrick-and-mull-of-galloway.html

Way back in late October last year I spotted three green caterpillars on a broccolli plant in the garden. Nights were cool so I cut the stem, placed it in water, and took it into the garden shed....

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Am just back from a visit to Daughter in Leeds. We got around some of the nice places such as Rodley NR, Adel NR, Golden Acre, Eccup, North Cave NR, and on the way back,  Nosterfield NR, and Har...

http://citybirding.blogspot.com/2016/03/away-trip.html

This afternoon's garden visitor left again without any success

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Am looking forward to watching the 'Peeweets' up on the moors again this spring.

http://citybirding.blogspot.com/2016/02/soon-i-hope.html

Had a visit to QE2 today in the hope of seeing an Iceland Gull , but it was gone. So I decided to do a bit of sketching with so many others about, I seem to have recorded a couple of shap...

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Got over to Killingworth this morning to see the Smew on the small lake. I was surprised just how close the bird came to the edge of the lake.

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I like the way the feeding geese flocks always have at least one member on the look out for danger.

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As well as a Mistle Thrush seen regularly around the garden I have had several views of a Song Thrush . Always nice to see.

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This winter I have been surprised at the number of House Sparrows coming to the feed. Over recent years the numbers have always been less than ten, but currently there seems to be 14-16. Nice to ...

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Have been favoured recently by regular views of this cracker from the window.

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This afternoon's news that  Philip Dilley the Environment Agency Chair has left his position was positive. Remember all the bad reports regarding Hen Harrrier losses in Forest of Bowland last y...

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After a few years of steadily declining House Sparrow numbers there seems to be an upturn in the numbers visiting the back garden. Currently there are about 12-14 regularly feeding on seed on the...

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This morning seemed just right for a stroll from Druridge Pools to Dru CP and back. Dru Pools is nicely flooded again with lots of the usual birds about. Along the track there were many new wat...

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Have acquired and installed a new set of bird feeders and topped up supplies but the variety of garden birds is poor at present.  However I can always rely on a pair of Great Tit to put in...

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This is the first year that I have kept a list of birds seen, prompted by friends asking how many I was likely spot. This morning I was on 198 so with weather promising much I went to St Mary's ...

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