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Friday, 19 January 2024
Short-eared Owls Hunting at Dusk
It's been a long, long time since I photographed any Short-eared Owls, well before COVID struck. So it was nice to get out and find some today at this undisclosed site. It was actually my second visit here, my first lasting over five hours in the freezing cold temperatures and seeing nothing. At only four hours, this session was a little shorter because I went out later. And then just before it got a bit too dark, two of them appeared!
Monday, 1 January 2024
Shorelarks at Newbiggin-by-the Sea
My wife Sarah is now working as a paramedic for the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and so has bought a house in Ashington, Northumberland. I made a short trip up there from Greater Manchester and stayed a few days over the New Year. It's a great county for birders with many well-known sites for a good variety of birds. But I never though of Newbiggin as being one of them until very recently. The best that I've seen up to now are this wonderful pair of Shorelarks at Beacon Point, Newbiggin. A great start to the New Year!
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