Northumberland Coast

 Some images from the Northumberland Coast a couple of weeks ago.

Long-tailed Duck.

Common Scoter.

Great Northern Diver.

Oystercatcher.

Black Redstart.

Reports of a…

 …Firecrest at Druridge Pools had me driving up there last Sunday (I also called at Cresswell on the way up) unfortunately however I didn’t get to see it but it was still a canny day out. I once again took far too many pictures (I have only just finished going through them) so I have split them into two Blogs.

A passing Marsh Harrier put the birds up including these Snipe

Teal 

And Mallard.

Common Scoter.

Long-tailed Duck.

Red-breasted Merganser.

I thought at first this was a female Scaup but I now think it’s a female Tufted Duck.

Marsh Harrier.

Buzzard.

I don’t know what spooked it but you don’t often get a Pheasant flying over Druridge Pool.

The sun brought the insects out including these Gorse Shieldbugs

Ruby Tiger Moth Caterpillar along with a small spider

And a Migrant Hawker Dragonfly.

Red-throated Diver at Queen Elizabeth II Country Park.

Cormorant.

Tree Sparrows.

Just finished going…

…through all of the pictures I took last week at Hetton Lyons Park and Killingworth.

Common Scoter (sorry I know loads of people have posted pictures of this bird and most people will be sick of it but it is a canny bird!)

Goldeneye

Great-crested Grebe. Only one at Killingworth when I was there

Goosander

 

Pochard