A couple of pairs of Wheatear were also up on the Durham Moors as well as the usual Red Grouse and Meadow Pipit. Red Kites were hunting over the Moor and beetles were crawling over the walls.
Female Wheatear with some wool.
The same female.
Male Wheatear.
A different male.
Meadow Pipit were there in canny numbers.
Pied Wagtail.
Female Red Grouse.
Male Red Grouse.
I can’t quite make out the letters on the wing tags of
this Red Kite.
Red Kite.
Beetles.
It has been over a month (where has the time gone) since my wife and I had a drive around the Durham Dales. At first, we didn’t see much however as the day wore on, we got lucky and we saw quite a bit of the wildlife so this is part one of two.
Black Grouse.
Red Grouse.
Grey Partridge.
House Martin.
Brown Hare.
Wheatear.
Dunnock with insects to feed its chicks.
Gorse Shieldbug.
A drive up onto the Durham Dales at the beginning of the month in some sunny if blustery weather. My aim was to find Adders, which I did, and Ring Ouzel which unfortunately I didn’t however it was still a canny day out.
Female Adder.
Female Wheatear.
Male Wheatear.
Meadow Pipit.
Sand Martin.
Toad.
Black Grouse.
At the end of last month my wife and I went up on to the Durham Moors and Dales. It was a canny day out with some nice birds seen.
Once again, the most photographed Little Owl in County
Durham.
Wheatears up in the Dales.
Grey Wagtail.
Pied Wagtail.
Wren.
Meadow Pipit.
Common Sandpiper one of two seen.
Thrush.
