…into Northumberland at the start of (I can’t believe it) last month. I haven’t been up to Northumberland in ages so to put that right my wife and I had a drive up to see what we could see. Some birds were very distant (so big crop) some were quite close but it was just nice to be out and about watching them. Oh, and we had a very nice lunch up there in the Widdrington Inn.
A very light Snipe in among the hundred or so that
were there. I have never seen so many together.
One having a stretch of the wings.
Little Grebe coming in to land. Once again, I have
never seen so many in one place.
It then stretched its wings.
Fly away Teal.
Curlew.
Something spooked these Pochard
However, they soon came back and settled down.
A distant Little Egret.
An even more distant male Hen Harrier (honestly there
is one there) with a Crow.
The male was hunting over the fields.
As was this distant Ringtail.
An equally very distant Marsh Harrier was also hunting
over the same fields.
A couple of Buzzards were a little closer.
