We are a married couple who enjoy birdwatching and exploring the countryside when we're not working, and hope you enjoy reading our blog
Sunday, 4 May 2008
Nasty day
Plan today was to check out the bird alert for 'Black terns' in Bigwaters, but the weather was really awful this morning, so we decided to do the asda run instead....uurgh. Trying to park in that place is a total nightmare! even on a sunday, and to say the hubby doesnt like shopping is an understatement! if he had his way supermarkets and people with pushchairs trying to push past 2 or 3 trolleys in the aisles should be neuked from the planet....so after we finished our shop we popped over to the pond in the buisness park for 5mins to see if any of the mallards or canadas had produced any chicks...
A couple of years ago I saw Waxwings at both Ashington and Blyth Asda. I did the rest of the shopping with a spring in my step. The car park in Lidl's is a bit sparse. I think it has been mown down with disabled scooters.
lol....shoppings becoming a real pain these days....theyve actually cut down just about all the bushes etc they had around the car park in asda where the birds used to nest so we dont get the chance to see any here now...unless we go to asda benton which is right next door to 'rising sun nature reserve'. Hubby doesnt mind that because he pushes me into the shops and he vanishes....hmmph men!
I prefer to do the shopping without my wife; she spends too much money. I like to leave a bit of room in the boot for my scope and use the shopping trip as an excuse to call into Bothal pond and Longhirst flash on the way home!
Plenty to see between the showers
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Some very heavy showers, particularly in the morning. A light SW wind.
*North Shore*
The heavy morning showers tempted the waders to feed on the grass field...
Ross's Goose Conundrum...
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During the hard winter of 2010, on 3rd December I had an adult Ross's
Goose drop into the field behind the Bathing House ( the White front field
of re...
October Birding
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Now into a 2nd period of having one of the kids in 'close contact
isolation' so Autumn continues to be snatched moments here and there.
Newbiggin has as...
Micropterix calthella
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Reading my mate's Stew's blog Stewchat on list right hand side he was
looking at Buttercup flowers and they were dotted with micro moths called
Cocksfoo...
St. Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle
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Just a short wander around Kirkharle this morning. Bright sunshine but
still a few hailstone surviving in the shadows.
Did a pencil sketch of St. Wilfrid's ...
Happy New Year..
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Happy New Year and all that...
Here are a few things I've been getting up to in the last couple of months,
which really isn't a lot thanks to exams!
Some...
Happy New Year!
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Its been a slow start to the New Year although over the next week or two
I'll be bringing you all the highlights from the 2014 Farnes season (just
to get y...
Oban/tysties
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I like Oban, which is good, cos I was there over the weekend. It has an
excellent restaurant. It has otters. It has a very confiding ring-billed
gull ever...
WANSBECK RIVERSIDE PARK
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A trip to wansbeck riverside park on the 4/2/10 my plan was to add the
following birds to the patch list Grey wagtail ,fieldfare, and greater
spotted wood...
We are a married couple who enjoy just getting into the car every weekend and exploring northumberland. We enjoy bird and wildlife watching and after a busy week at work its more than a welcome break. Some of our favourtie places are Cresswell, Druridge, Hauxley, Boulmer, Newton-by-the-sea, alnwick moors, rothbury (lee) coquet valley.
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A couple of years ago I saw Waxwings at both Ashington and Blyth Asda. I did the rest of the shopping with a spring in my step. The car park in Lidl's is a bit sparse. I think it has been mown down with disabled scooters.
lol....shoppings becoming a real pain these days....theyve actually cut down just about all the bushes etc they had around the car park in asda where the birds used to nest so we dont get the chance to see any here now...unless we go to asda benton which is right next door to 'rising sun nature reserve'. Hubby doesnt mind that because he pushes me into the shops and he vanishes....hmmph men!
I prefer to do the shopping without my wife; she spends too much money. I like to leave a bit of room in the boot for my scope and use the shopping trip as an excuse to call into Bothal pond and Longhirst flash on the way home!
Do you think you could train ny hubby to shop.....
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