Birdwatching; more than just a Hobby
Our two Druridge Bay mini-safaris last Wednesday both featured one of my favourite birds; Black-tailed Godwit. A group of eight flying N at dusk in torrential rain may have included the five that we...
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Variety Show
Yesterday we had an afternoon/evening safari around southeast Northumberland and Druridge Bay, an exciting prospect as these are producing some of our most memorable sightings. Around lunchtime I...
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Roost
Friday was our fourth Druridge Bay/southeast Northumberland safari of the week, and it was a real pleasure to meet up with Lawrie and Linda, 2 of our returning clients from last year. We started with a...
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With our focus in late-July on the North Sea and its enigmatic wildlife, a land-based trip makes a pleasant change from riding the waves. I collected Catherine, Mark, Jacob and Izzy from their holiday...
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As I collected Alison and David from The Swan for an afternoon and evening around Druridge Bay, southeast Northumberland and the Northumberland coast, the weather was continuing in the glorious vein...
View ArticleStoatally different to yesterday…
By extraordinary coincidence, one of our least observed mammals put in an appearance for the second consecutive day… I collected David, Jackie and Alexander from Bamburgh and we headed south to start...
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Slugs and snails and dolphin tails; Druridge Bay Safari 25/06/2015
As I drove to Newton to collect Sue and Julian, the first few raindrops hit the windscreen of the car. My optimism that the rain would soon pass over was drenched, literally, by a torrential downpour...
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The sharp eyes of youth; Otter Safari 11/08/16
We’ve always said that the best thing for spotting wildife is other wildlife, although the sharp eyes of younger humans could probably give them a run for their money… I collected Gill from Alnwick,...
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Amphibians; Otter Safari 25/08/16
All wildlife tends to have it’s own niche, and those can be temporary… I collected Meryl and Kate from The Swan and we headed towards the coast to spend the afternoon and evening searching for Otters...
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