Couldnt quite decide if it was going to rain today as it kept dulling over this morning..but what the heck.
Cresswell was the first stop at 11am.. but apart from 3 herons and 2 blackheaded gulls the pond was pretty well deserted...choppy but deserted.
We havent been to west fleetham since last summer so we popped up for a look around, but the pond was very quiet there too. 2 moorhens + 1 juvenille moorhen, 2tufted ducks.
Newham - 2 yellowhammers were just sitting in the middle of the road basking in the sun..and why not.
Howick - whitethroat singing his heartout.
Bamburgh stag rock stopped for lunch, there was quite a few female eiders 30+ but no males around which is unusual, 2 gannets, 10+ blackheaded gulls. Boulmer - eider with her 6 chicks..aah, 6+ oyster catchers, 40+ starlings, 1 pied wagtail, 1 juvenille pied wagtail. Stopped on the way through cresswell and the pond was still quite deserted so we nipped into creswell ices for an ice-cream...and home.
Is it me or does this castle look tilted
2 comments:
I have always found that the best bit of the West Fleetham reserves is the woodland and stream. Much more interesting birds and also a good selection of canny plants.
The garden centre sounds interesting, why not give its location? a post code would help the satnav.
Hi anon
Garden cenre is called 'willgrow' in a little place called 'Quaking Houses' We took the A692 consett rd - turned off at stanley - then in through south moor. The south moor rd continues into quaking houses. Follow the main rd through quaking and nursery is last house left. Good luck
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