Burdon Moor part three

 The third and final part of this Blog is of the rest of the wildlife I saw at Burdon Moor. As I think I said it was a cracking day out.

I caught a movement out of the corner of my eye but didn’t see what it was. I saw the movement again and this time it stayed still long enough for me to see it was a Stoat with a Vole.

It dropped the Vole and just looked at me.

It disappeared only to return without the Vole. It then disappeared again.

I could not believe it when my battery ran out just as it reappeared. Luckly, I had a spare and was able to carried on shooting.

This Kestrel was hovering quite close to me.

It then gave me a fairly close fly by.

Red Kite.

It was being harassed by Crows.

At least three Buzzards were scanning the ground.

This Blue Tit was looking for insects in the fittings of a telegraph pole.

Yellowhammer. It is thanks to this little bird that I managed to get the images of the Stoat.

A couple of Roe Deer.

Four Hides

 08.04.24 and a visit to four hides in the Gateshead area namely Clara Vale, Shibdon Ponds, Thornley Woods and Far Pastures. Not much at Clara Vale in fact the only bird I photographed was a Yellowhammer. A few more birds at Shibdon Ponds then on to Thornley where the Woodpeckers put on a nice show. The Teal and Little Grebe at Far Pastures kept me entertained with their antics so it was a canny day out oh and it’s a long Blog.

Male Yellowhammer at Clara Vale.

Gadwall Shibdon Ponds.

Tufted Duck.

Canada Goose.

Lesser Black-backed Gull.

They are noisy when they are together.

Herring Gull.

Pairing up.

I saw something at Thornley Woods that I have never seen before, a Great Tit attacking a Blue Tit (or it could have been the other way round). They were going at it hammer and tongs but they both flew off apparently none the worse.

Male Great-spotted Woodpecker.

Female Great-spotted Woodpecker.

Jay.

Magpie.

Wren.

Blue Tit.

Displaying male Teal at Far Pastures.

My favourite image of the day.

One of the two Little Grebes I saw was being chased from pillar to post by the other. As soon as it settled it was off again.

Long-tailed Tit.

Chaffinch surrounded by blossom.

Nuthatch.