Busy weekend

Friday and Saturday are just a blurr as we don't seem to have had time to sit still since Thursday. Birthday party Friday night and my sisters wedding at Longhirst Hall yesterday. Its not easy to smile while your teeeth are chattering in the freezing cold. Needless to say we're both shattered as we haven't had much sleep in the last few days.
We did eventually surface and go out just after 12 today as we were feeling a little delicate...shall we say!! and not wanting to go too far we drove up to rothbury for lunch, then aterwards just a had a slow wander around. Visited Forest burn ford nr longframlington, but didnt manage to see the dippers you mentioned br, but we spend quite a lot of time up and around that area so I hope we'll eventually see them too. There was plenty of birds to be heard, but not too many to see this afternoon. Just outside the Lee though we sat for about 20 minutes watching 2 long-tailed tits, who spent most of the time hanging upside down, they're brilliant to watch. But...we saw our first greater-spotted woodpecker at Tindle Hill near the caravan park, but it was frightened off by a noisy passing motorist. We thought we'd head off home early as we both have work tomorrow. Ive managed to get bits and pieces of different birds on my digi-camcorder, so i'll have to try sort out some pictures to add on when i find out what leads i need to conncect it to my laptop. Need my bed now....