White-billed Diver at Druridge Bay Country Park

It was my birthday yesterday and I dipped on this White-billed Diver which was only 15 minutes away from from me at Cresswell Pond in Northumberland. As I was ready to go to see it for a nice birthday present lifer, I got a message that it had flown north - dagnabbit!  Whilst I was out about later I asked a birder if he'd seen it on the sea, but he didn't seem to even know it was here.

So I was really pleased when I discovered that it had been relocated the next day, this time on Ladyburn Lake at Druridge Bay Country Park in Northumberland.  I hurried over there, but I needn't have bothered as it hung around for several days, giving excellent views to the many birders who turned up to see it.

 

Second Time Lucky at East Chevington

2nd time Llucky with this bird

Grey-headed Lapwing,

St. Mary's Island, Whitley Bay, Northumberland

 

Little Auk - Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

 This was a bird I've been hoping to see for quite a while, and today was to be the day.

Greater Sand Plover at Newbiggin-by-the Sea

 Greater Sand Plover at Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Black-winged Pratincole at Finningley, South Yorkshire

 Black-winged Pratincole at Finningley, South Yorkshire

American Black Tern at Long Nanny in Northumberland

 American Black Tern at Long Nanny in Northumberland

Bridled Tern at Coquet Island, Northumberland

Bridled Tern at Coquet Island, Northumberland 

Robin Singing in Response to a Dunnock

L.O.S. Winter Trip To Lincolnshire and Norfolk - February 2024

Here's a compilation video slideshow of some of my better photographs from a recent birding trip to Lincolnshire and Norfolk with the Leigh Ornithological Society:

L.O.S. Winter Trip to Lincolnshire and Norfolk 2024

I went to Lincolnshire and Norfolk with members of the Leigh Ornithological Society for five days in February 2024.  Here are video slideshow of some of the birds we saw. They are best viewed full screen in HD quality with the sound on. The settings can be changed at the bottom of each video.

Day 1 - Frampton Marsh RSPB 

   

Day 2 - Barton Broad, Winterton Dunes, Hickling Broad and Stubb Mill 

   

Day 3 - Titchwell Marsh RSPB 

   

Day 4 - Strumpshaw Fen RSPB and Buckenham Marshes RSPB 

   

Day 5 - Hunstanton Beach and Cliffs 

 

Waxwing Lyrical

It's been a Waxwing Winter this year but I haven't been really motivated to go and see them because there have been so many photos from other people. However, breakfast out in North Wales with my wife beckoned so it would have been rude not to look. Unfortunately the weather was grey and dismal with plenty of rain and so we only got a few distant glimpses of the large flock that has been flying around the Halkyn mountain area.

So after a hearty meal at Billy Jean's cafe, we set off and this is what we saw. Only blurry distant record shots I'm afraid but with around 60 birds in the flock we saw it was an impressive sight as they raided the Hawthorn berry trees.